(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 game.
Weekly Football Phrase: A sorry performance
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This week’s football phrase for English is ‘sorry’ as in a ‘sorry performance’
Football Cliche: To be as sick as a parrot
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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 knows about: To be as sick as a parrot.
World Cup Phrase of the Day – To Not Take Lightly
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Today’s World Cup phrase of the day is the phrase ‘to not take lightly’
World Cup Phrase of the Day: To Hold On
Today’s World Cup phrase of the day is the expression to hold on.
World Cup Phrase of the Day: The Hand of God – Part II
The Hand of God, refers to a goal scored by Maradona against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter finals – scored with his hand.
World Cup Phrase of the Day: Scapegoat
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World Cup Phrase of the Day: Scapegoat
Weekly English Football Phrase: To prove to be a handful
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This week’s English for football expression is the phrase to be a handful which means that something or someone is difficult to handle or control.