Definition
(We lost) 11 goals to nil: (We lost) by 11 goals, 11 - 0, eleven goals to zero, eleven - nothing
nil: zero, nothing, naught, zilch
- "However the Togolese did receive some good news today as their football team defeated the heavily favored Irish side 2 goals to nil."
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