So, he's banging away over somebody's head at the guy on the other side, but you see this guy in front of you has just been knocked down.

所以他正在忙着砸对面某人的脑袋,但你看见你前面的人被击倒了

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The word in Greek is othismos, and if that was successful as it might be, it could knock down the lines of the front guys and get the other side running.

用希腊语来讲就是"othismos",如果这样的推搡战术成功,就能击溃方阵的前排,使敌方溃不成军

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