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For this week’s weekly football phrase we explain the football cliche to put a shift in.
- Find out more about this phrase by reading the transcript below and listening to the audio.
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To Put a Shift In
This cliche is often used in football to talk about how much effort a player gives in the match. ‘A shift’ refers to a person’s working time, particularly when talking about physical work. ‘To put in’ means to do, so to put a shift in means to work hard. Football pundits, commentators and managers use this phrase to say that a player has tried very hard for the team. To put a shift in, however, doesn’t mean the player was particularly skillful. It is often used to highlight the fact that another player didn’t put a shift in, didn’t try hard. You can also say, put in a shift.
- For example: Aaron Ramsey praises Arsenal for putting in a good shift after Saturday’s 2-0 win at Sunderland.
- For example: Balotelli put in a decent shift, but still no Premier League goal.
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Just want to say thank you for explaining the werb for somebody like me studying English and not involved in American culture (especially football culture:)
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Damian
A good one. Thanks…