Learn some of the words and phrases from languagecastera€™s Good, Bad and Ugly section of the podcast. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases.
- To see (someone) through: to help succeed, to help a team progress in a competition
Example: Cris Commons, a former Forest player and a confessed Forest fan scored the winner to see manager Clougha€™s side through to a last 16 game against Manchester United.
- Meanwhile: at the same time
Example: Meanwhile, it was good for South Africa as they have completed their first stadium in Pretoria in preparation for the Wold Cup in 2010.
- To maintain: to keep, retain, sustain
Example: Lionel Messi came off the bench to score two late goals against Racing Santander last weekend which maintains Barcelonaa€™s 12-point lead at the top of the Spanish table.
- To make a howler: make a big mistake
Example: British television channel ITV made a howler as they cut to commercials during a passionate FA Cup derby replay between Everton and Liverpool.
- To smell a rat: to be suspicious, to suspect cheating, to doubt
Example:A Now, as a Liverpool fan I smell a rat. Was it really a goal?
- To swear: to declare strongly, to proclaim, to promise
Example: All the Liverpool fans that went swear there was no goal.
- To demolish: to destroy, to knock down, (in sport) to beat easily
Example: What has happened to Chelsea? Where is the team that was demolishing opponents at the start of the season?
- To lash out: to hit or kick out at someone, to attack
Example: Stokea€™s Rory Delap received a straight red card for lashing out at Manchester Citya€™s Shaun Wright Phillips last week.
- A spat: a small fight, an petty argument
Example: An ugly little spat between the two players.
