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ShowFootball Cliches

Football cliches are expressions or sayings that have become so overused that they have lost some of their original impact. These phrases are often associated with the emotional aspect of the game and they form part of the football discourse – all fans of the game know what 110%, sick as a parrot and over the moon mean. Check through the meaning of the following words and phrases on this page and then check your understanding in our football cliche quizzes.

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To run riot

This week's football phrase or cliche for learners of English is run riot

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Football Expression: Sewn up

Today's English for football phrase is to be sewn up. This expression is a phrasal verb using the words sew and up and means to be...

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Learn English Through FootballWelcome to the website that helps students interested in football improve their English language skills. Football fans can practise with lots of free language resources, including football-language podcasts and our huge football-language glossary.

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