Here are some of the words and phrases that were used in this week’s podcast (January 18th 2007).
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- on the trot: in a row, consecutively
e.g. Inter Milan have won 12 games on the trot in Serie A. - dodgy: not so good, under pressure
e.g. Aston Villa are looking pretty dodgy at the moment with no wins in 12 games. - lucky streak: to have good luck for a certain period of time.
e.g. Damon’s lucky streak continued in the predictions race this week. - poll: a survey, a way of finding out opinions
e.g. A recent poll suggested that Steven Gerrard was the best midfielder in the Premiership. - bad-mouth: to say something bad against someone.
e.g. The Real Madrid president bad-mouthed David Beckham last week. - have the sign over: to always do well against another team
e.g. Chelsea have the sign over Liverpool in recent League meetings. - bizarre: strange, weird, very unusual
e.g. To see Sylvester Stallone at Everton’s game last week was bizarre indeed. - needle: a feeling of nastiness between two teams
e.g. There is always a lot of needle when Arsenal play against Manchester United. - fallen giants: once a big team but now going through a bad time.
e.g. Two fallen giants play each other in Serie A this week: AC Milan and Lazio. - home banker: the home team should win easily.
e.g. Barcelona play Gimnastic at the Nou Camp which should be a home banker.
Check out our glossary of footballing phrases here
Learn English Through Football Podcast
Damon Brewster and Damian Fitzpatrick
Learn English Through Football Podcast: A show for football fans to improve their English language skills
