https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/skim-off-and-graze/ Learn English Through Football Discussion Board en-GB Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:55:23 +0000 wpForo 60 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/skim-off-and-graze/#post-485 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:56:29 +0000 clipped the post' but if the ball goes wide from a shot we can also say that it went:

• just wide
• inches wide
• barely or just missed

Damian]]> Football Language Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/skim-off-and-graze/#post-485 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/skim-off-and-graze/#post-484 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:36:36 +0000 Football Language Amadeu https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/skim-off-and-graze/#post-484 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/skim-off-and-graze/#post-483 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:16:51 +0000 skim off the post suggests that the ball lightly touched the post and then went in (off the inside of the post). This idea of the ball only lightly touching the post is also the meaning of grazed the post. I wondered whether there might be a slight difference in the usage of these two phrases, i.e. would we use graze the post when the ball ends up in the net? Although I now think they may simply be synonyms of each other, i.e. barely touch the post/woodwork. What do you think? Good question! Damian]]> Football Language Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/skim-off-and-graze/#post-483 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/skim-off-and-graze/#post-193 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:29:11 +0000 Football Language Amadeu https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/skim-off-and-graze/#post-193