have one's name taken

verb

To receive a yellow card.

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be bookyellow
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Meanings

verbhave one's name taken (third-person singular simple present has one's name taken, present participle having one's name taken, simple past and past participle had one's name taken)

present singular third person has one's name taken · participle present having one's name taken · participle past had one's name taken · past had one's name taken

  1. idiomatichobbiesTo receive a yellow card.

    Healy’s first act was to crudely wipe out Forrest on the touchline. He saw yellow when it could have been red. Lafferty then had his name taken for a late one on Adam Matthews.

    2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record

    Synonyms: be book, yellow

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo receive a yellow card.

Similar
be bookyellow

Origin

When receiving a yellow card in some sports, one's name is recorded in the referee's booklet.

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APA

have one's name taken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20name%20taken

MLA

“have one's name taken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20name%20taken. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have one's name taken,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20name%20taken.

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