In this short podcast on the language of football, we talk about a football cliche used to describe a player's actions. The phrase is 'saw...
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In this short football language post we explain the expression 'to toy with an opponent' and how it is used in football.
To telegraph the pass: In this football language post we explain the football cliche 'to telegraph a pass' which is used when describing a...
In this football language post we explain the cliche: 'Something out of nothing' which is used to describe something unexpected in football.
In this football language post we explain the football cliche, 'one game at a time' which is used to take the pressure off a team that is...
We explain the phrase 'To have a player on toast' which is used to describe when one player is dominating another player.
In this post we explain the football expression 'stroll past another team' which is used to describe an easy victory in football.
In this post, we explain the football phrase 'top bin'.
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To turn on a sixpence: This cliche is used to describe a move when a player wants to escape from another player.
Six pointer: What's the meaning of the football cliche 'six pointer'?
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Turn the game on its head'?
This week's expression is the cliche second season syndrome
This week's weekly football phrase is often used when looking ahead to a new season: The team to beat.
In this week's Weekly Football Phrase we explain the cliche 'Six of one and half a dozen of the other'
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What does the expression 'schoolboy error' mean? Find out on this week's football language podcast.
What does the phrase 'seen them given' mean? This football expression suggests that the referee could have awarded a penalty but did not.
(to be) Sent to the stands: To be sent off; to receive a red card; to be removed from the pitch. The stand is where the fans sit and watch...
The English for Football expression to stamp your authority on something has a basic meaning of showing who is in charge or demonstrating...
(a) Two-horse race: A close or tight battle between two teams for the title (three teams would be a three-horse race, and so on).
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At sixes and sevens: To be completely in a mess especially when describing poor defensive organisation. This suggests that one team is...
Languagecaster.com's weekly football phrase. Who scored a sweet strike this weekend?
On this week's English for Football, we're going to look at the expression shot to pieces. Now, this basically means to be destroyed and it...
This week's football Phrase is The Table Doesn't Lie - complete with transcript
Each week the languagecaster team will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. This week we explain...
This week's football phrase for English is 'sorry' as in a 'sorry performance'
To stick it in the net: This week we explin the expression a€˜to stick it in the neta€˜, which means to score a goal.
Football, like life, is full of cliches and on today's post we are going to be talking about a classic - one that everyone in the game...
English Football Phrase: To Thump A Team