“Think You Know Common English Phrases?”: Prove It With This 27-Question Challenge

What about triangle man? He does win the fight, after all.

It means to bash with a shield - either to block an attack, or as an attack strategy if you've lost your sword or other Melee weapons. I've encountered this terminology in video games and in books that included Viking battles. Fighter Man and Book-Minded were the two I was not familiar with and I agree with UK Grandad that Pitman is a much better fit that fighter man.

That’ also got me , that is most defo NOT A SAYING 😂

A shield bash is a combat manoeuvre where you bash your opponent using your shield; either to throw them off balance, make you less open to attacks of opportunity in shifting position, or to shove them back to give you more space to strike. Shields are heavy and it can kinda stun and sting.

"Common English phrases?!" Aye and I told yon Fighterman that aftermorrow needs must he shield bash the marauding horde.

"Shield bash" is not used by ordinary people. How's that for a generalization?

lol well I know I’m old but I ain’t THAT OLD 😂n it’s as far from British as you can get in the last three centuries 😂

Shield bash is as old an English term as English is a language. It's a warfare/combat term.