(to) Come a Cropper: This phrase is used to describe a situation when a team fails badly at something particularly a big team against a...
Chickens Come Home to Roost: This expression is used to say that something bad has happened because of mistakes, or bad behaviour, in the...
This week, languagecaster.com brings you the football phrase 'mind games'. You can understand more about the word or phrase by reading the...
This week, languagecaster.com brings you the football phrase 'clean sheet'.
(to) Choke: To not perform well under pressure (see bottle)
Business End to the Season: This means the most important part of the season or the the run in at the end of the football year. We use the...
Brought down to earth: the meaning of this expression simply means to come back to reality and usually this reality is not so exciting.
Bounce back: To come back strongly after a bad defeat. If a team reacts or responds well after a poor result.
This week's football phrase is 'against the run of play', which is used to describe a situation when a team scores a goal when they...
Which team is too good to go down this season? Check out our latest cliche at languagecaster.com
At the end of the day: A commonly-used phrase by footballers in interviews and which means when all is said and done; all things considered...
At sixes and sevens: To be completely in a mess especially when describing poor defensive organisation. This suggests that one team is...
The languagecaster team explain a new football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. Today we learn about the phrase...
Game of two halves: One of the biggest football cliches has to be 'it's a game of two halves' as we all know that...
During the Euro 2012 tournament the languagecaster team will be looking at some of the words and phrases that emerge from the competition...
Today's Euro 2012 football expression is 'not here to make up the numbers'. You can understand more about this phrase by listening to the...
Today's Euro 2012 football language is the phrase 'the group of death'
This week's football cliche is 'It's the hope that kills you'
This week's football expression explains the verbal phrase 'to nutmeg someone'.
On this week's show we take a look at the cliche 'Their name is on the Cup'
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...
On this week's show we introduce the phrase 'A great advert for the game'
This week's weekly football phrase at languagecaster.com is to be under the microscope.
Languagecaster.com's weekly football phrase. Who scored a sweet strike this weekend?
On this week's show we feature the phrase 'to pit against'.
On this week's English for Football, we're going to look at the expression shot to pieces. Now, this basically means to be destroyed and it...
Who has been winding who up in the football world - and what does 'to wind up' mean? Check out the latest football phrase from...
Who was running around like a 'headless chicken' last weekend - Check out languagecaster's English for football phrase to find out.
This week's football Phrase is The Table Doesn't Lie - complete with transcript
Each week the languagecaster team will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. This week we explain...
This week we will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport- 'to ride your luck'.
Another new English for football phrase from the languagecaster team - this week to have one foot in
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