Each week the languagecaster team will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. On this week's show...
English football expression: To be cagey is when, you do not give a clear answer, or make a firm decision.
Weekly English football phrase for learners of English: relegation zone
Weekly English football phrase for learners of English - Two-horse race
This weeka€™s English for Football expressions are connected to losing your job and focus on the insecurity of being a Premiership manager.
Bouncebackability: This means to recover from a setback or bad news, to come back after something bad has happened.
English football phrase for learners of English: prima donna
Weekly football phrase for learners of English: to take over
This week's English For Football looks at the expression dark horse
This week's football phrase is 'winning streak' which is used when a team wins football games in a row; they dona€™t lose.