In this football language post we return to the expression to 'draw a blank'
Languagecaster's weekly football phrase is the verb 'to seal' which has different meanings, including to decide, secure, get.
For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the verb to finish which is often used to describe how a team scores...
For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the verb phrase to pick out.
Weekly football phrase - what does lacklustre mean when describing a team's performance?
Although not really a football phrase, the expression behind closed doors has been in the football news this week...
Low centre of gravity: Sometimes in football we use this phrase to describe a player - not usually a tall one - who has really good balance...
One is used in several phrases connected with football, for example, one-two, and one way traffic, but this week we introduce another - one...
There are many ways to describe a pass. It is one of the most important actions in the game. This week we look at one of these ways - 'to...
In our listening report this week we focus on Manchester United's poor start to the 2014-15 season and in particular their defeat in the...
The transfer window is open and so today's football phrase is 'free transfer' which is used to describe the move a player makes when...
Tonight sees the game to decide which teams come third in the 2014 World Cup: the 3rd-place play-off
The second semi-final between Argentina and Holland was a very different game to the one the night before when Germany blew away hosts...
Who got blown away today? Languagecaster's World Cup Word of the Day. To blow someone away means to kill them with a gun, to shoot them.
In football, what do we mean by the phrase 'man in the middle'? The man in the middle is another way of referring to the referee.
The languagecaster team explains a key word or phrase for learners of English in our World Cup Language posts. Today, we focus on the...
What do we mean when we use the phrase 'flagged offside' in football?
What does the phrase 'penalty shout' mean in football?
Today's World Cup phrase of the day is 'sweeper-keeper'.
the languagecaster team explains a key word or phrase for learners of English in our World Cup Language posts. Today, we focus on the...
What do the phrases 'edge past' or 'edge out' mean?
Each day during the 2014 World Cup the languagecaster team is explaining a key word or phrase for learners of English in our World Cup...
What do we mean when we use the phrase 'good finish'?
Today's World Cup word of the day is 'top the group'. We use the verbal phrase 'to top the group' to describe the team that finishes first...
Who deserves a lengthy 'ban' after the latest World Cup matches. language caster's World Cup Word of the Day - to ban/a ban
World Cup Word of the Day. Languagecaster aims to bring you a word or phrase each day that has been part of the World Cup 2014 story...
What do we mean when we use the phrase 'to ghost past'?
Languagecaster's World Cup Word of the Day is the verb phrase to Latch on to
What's the meaning of the phrase 'to be flat' in football?
World Cup Word of the Day. It's the seventh day of the World Cup and Languagecaster today focuses on the verb phrase 'to flick on'.
Spain feel the weight of the Champions Curse. Languagecaster.com's World Cup Word of the Day
Do you know the meaning of the phrase 'goalkeeping gaffe'?