hard red card
n.— «Nobody drew what’s known as a “hard red” card, which for a player would result in an immediate ejection from the game as well as the next game.» —“Soccer showdown gets ugly” by John Mueller Observer & Eccentric Newspapers (Livonia, Michigan) Oct. 5, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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