tirar la pelota

An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1. (general)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
(South America)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Le tiré la pelota a Agustín y metió un gol.I threw the ball to Agustin and he scored a goal.
El defensor se vio acorralado y tiró la pelota afuera.The defense was cornered and had to he kicked it out of bounds.
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