Here are some of the word and phrases that featured on this week’sA full podcastA show. You can practice your vocabulary with our online crosswords and quizzesA here.
- to be relevant – to be important, be connected to important eventsA
We’ll be asking whether the cup competitions around Europe are relevant today’s footballing world.
- be up for it – be prepared, be excited about, look forward to
The fans in Africa are up for it (the cup).A A bureaucracy – red tape, official administration which is often slow and unimaginativeBureaucracy! The FA in England has imposed a one-match ban on Havant and Waterlooville defender before their game at Anfield. A
- leeway – space to move, a chance to interpret the rulesA
The FA had the leeway to interpret the rules, but they decided to come down hard.A
- the bubble has burst – the hype is over, initial excitement is finished, a dramatic end to expectations
What a bubble-bursting experience Newcastle’s 0-0 draw with Bolton was.A A
- ungracious – lacking generosity, rude, not gracious
Arsene Wenger really is very, very ungracious in defeat.
- be looking rosy – looking good, the future looks good
Things are not rosy red at Anfield at the moment.A
- to harp on about A to talk about for a long time, to repeat the same topic again
I’m sorry to harp on about the Tottenham vs Arsenal game, but did you see the fight between Bendtner and Adebayor?A
- ‘Yeah, yeah’ – to show that something is boring
King Kev. The return of the messiah. Yeah, yeah (Newcastle v Bolton 0-0).A A A
