he shoots, he scores

English

Etymology

Coined by Canadian hockey broadcaster Foster Hewitt.

Phrase

he shoots, he scores

1. Said as someone scores a goal.
   • 1997, Lorna Landvik, Your Oasis on Flame Lake‎^[1], →ISBN, page 108:

     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.

2. Said as someone accomplishes something.

Usage notes

This phrase is usually in third person, even if "he" refers to the first person.

Translations

Score a goal

• French: lance et compte, tire et le but
• Vietnamese: sút (vi)! vào (vi)!

Accomplish something

• Spanish: donde pongo el ojo pongo la bala