Meanings
phrase
- Said as someone scores a goal.
He crouched down so that he was eye level with his desk, and pressing a big paper clip against a smaller one, he shot the clip into a paper cup. ¶ "He shoots, he scores!" he said, raising his arms.
1997, Lorna Landvik, Your Oasis on Flame Lake, →ISBN, page 108 - Said as someone accomplishes something.
Origin
Coined by Canadian hockey broacaster Foster Hewitt.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French lance et compte, tire et le but
- lance et compteScore a goal
- tire et le butScore a goal
Spanish donde pongo el ojo pongo la bala
- donde pongo el ojo pongo la balaAccomplish something
Vietnamese sút! vào!
- sút! vào!Score a goal
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APA
he shoots, he scores. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/he%20shoots%2C%20he%20scores
MLA
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Chicago
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