What does it mean to ‘Kick it through the uprights’ in football?
Football Concept:
When a team decides their chance of getting in the end zone for a touch down is far less than kicking a field goal on 4th down, they will kick a field goal. A successful field goal must go through the yellow looking poles at the end of the field. These goal posts are often called the “uprights”. So, to kick it through the uprights in football means the team scores points whether for a point after attempt (PAT) worth 1 point or for a Field Goal Attempt (FGA) worth 3 points.
How the football expression can be used in real life:
Saying this is a form of encouragement. The other players or coaches might give these words of encouragement to the kicker before he runs on the field. The next time you want to say, ‘break a leg’ try saying, ‘kick it through the uprights.’ They mean just about the same thing.