In this football language post we look at the phrase ‘on the bounce‘ which is all about winning lots of games in a row. There are hundreds more explanations of football language in our football glossary and if you have questions or comments about this or any other phrase then email us at: admin@languagecaster.com.
On the bounce
After yesterday’s 2-0 win over Watford, Liverpool have now won 15 consecutive games – that’s 15 games in a row, which is an amazing feat. Another way of saying ‘in a row’ or ‘consecutive’ is ‘on the bounce‘; so, we could say that Liverpool have now won 15 Premier League games on the bounce – they have won 15 games in succession.
Example: Leicester make it eight wins on the bounce (Talksport, December 8th 2019).
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What does “feat” mean here?
thata€™s 15 games in a row, which is an amazing feat
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Feat means an achievement – an amazing achievement.
In the Liverpool Echo newspaper they used this sentence to describe Jordan Henderson having been involved in 150 winning Premier League games for Liverpool ‘Henderson now joins a list of Liverpool legends who have also achieved the same feat – those club icons being: Steven Gerrard, Sami Hyypia and Jamie Carragher.’