snake eyes
Plural
snake eyes
1
expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
Synonyms:
2
(bowling) the act of knocking down only one pin on each of the two attempts in a frame, resulting in a score of two
Snake eyes in bowling refers to the situation where a player knocks down just one pin on each of their two attempts in a frame. This results in a total score of two pins for that frame. It is considered an undesirable outcome, as it typically indicates poor accuracy or technique, making it difficult to achieve a high score.
- He was frustrated after getting snake eyes in the first frame.
- Despite her practice, she ended up with snake eyes.
- The team groaned when they saw the snake eyes on the scoreboard.
- After a strike, she unexpectedly bowled snake eyes.
- His streak of good scores was broken by snake eyes.