put the clog in

put the clog in
   deliberately to injure an opposing player
   In the game of soccer, where the players wear boots rather than wooden footwear:
    There were many who thought the Dutch had put the clog in on the Saudi striker. (Daily Telegraph, 22 June 1994)
   To dog is to attempt to maim.

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