Here are some of the words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster’s Full Podcast. For more English practice check out our online quizzes and crosswords, worksheets and English for football phrases as well as the Learners’ Podcast.
- torrid – full of problems and difficulties
Valencia have had a torrid season – absolutely wretched season.
- vaguely – slightly, a little, faintly
‘Have you heard of Queen of the South?’ ‘Yes, vaguely – distant memory.’
- humdinger – a really exciting game, full of excitement.
Queen of the South beat Aberdeen 4-3 in a humdinger of a game.’
- odds on – most likely to win, a good bet, favourites
Manchester United look odds on to be Premier League champions again.
- to bounce back – to recover quickly, to improve quickly
Shalke bounce back after losing in the Champions League and the Bundesliga, and they thrashed Cottbus 5-0.
- to bear in mind – remember, also, think about
Bear in mind Shalke lost their manager, too So that’s a very good result.
- mudslinging – use of insults, the attempts to damage people’s reputations
In Liverpool, boardroom arguments, mudslinging: George Gillet, Tom Hicks and Rick Parry – everyone’s lying…
- allegedly – supposedly, apparently, some people say
Allegedly there was some fighting in the tunnel after the Rangers Celtic match.
- currently – at the moment, at the present time
Five teams are currently locked in a relegation battle in the Bundelsiga.
- fragile – delicate, psychologically weak
Everyone’s going to be watching Arsenal (against Reading) to see how fragile they really are.
