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Re: Football / Ice hockey results and scores: How to write and talk

optilang — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:13:17 GMT

That is interesting indeed and I agree with you Old Man Gordon. I am from Finland and according to my Finnish-English dictionary I should say "Finland is leading 2-0" without using the plural verb and
"The Finns are leading 2-0" when using a plural expression. But I guess this is just a difference between British and American English.

I guess so. I am not from America or Finland.

Re: Football / Ice hockey results and scores: How to write and talk

EagerSeeker — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:04:46 GMT

Old Man Gordon

Optilang-

Is that how it is said on sportscasts in England? The team uses a plural verb, even if the noun (England/Manchester United/etc.) is singular? In the US, we'd use the plural only when talking about the team name which is usually plural, eg The Yakees are losing./ New York is losing.

It gets confusing with the modern innovation of uncountable team names. The Detroit Shock is winning (are winning?).

Re: It sounds idiomatic.

CalifJim — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:31:59 GMT

Isn't it a soccer (football) expression that borrows from the more familiar one?

Re: Feel Like

victorycountry — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:27:16 GMT

Hi, apart from the grammar, can I ask how you actually use the expression, 'feel like'?

Suppose I want to play football instead of basketball and my friends are asking me if I want to play basketball with them, can I say

=> No, I feel like playing football instead.

Suppose I want to make a fried chicken, can I say.

=> Well, I feel like making a fried chicken.

Suppose I want to eat Japanese sushi, can I say.

=> I feel like eating Japanese sushi.

Have I understood the 'feel like' correctly here?

Thanks in advance.

Re: How to say that two football teams drew.

FeGeK1C — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:41:31 GMT

Liverpool drew 0-0 with (against) Arsenal.
The game ends in a draw.
Well, as to me, these expression are used most frequently.

Re: untranslatable idioms

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:29:52 GMT

Re: the hindsight idioms---I'm fond of the expression "Monday morning quarterback," which of course refers to the obnoxious person who knows just how each play should have been called after the (played during the weekend) football game is over. (I love the image of guys at the workplace on Monday morning, each putting in his opinion.) Even though Monday night football games are televised throughout the season here in the US, the phrase has not lost its meaning. In fact, it is sometimes used as a verb: "You can Monday morning quarterback all you want, but you weren't there when we were trying to decide how to handle the problem."

Re: first and only

Newguest — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:11:29 GMT

Philip wrote:
Another idiomatic expression is "the one and only...".

Yes, but this one is clear because "one" and "only" mean actually the same thing, while "first" and "only" may mean two different things.

Zahavi could be the first football agent, but is he really the only one? There are no other football agents except him?

first and only

Newguest — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:52:51 GMT

Pini Zahavi, football's first and only super-agent.

Is the phrase first and only an idiomatic expression? Does it mean that he was both FIRST and ONLY or just FIRST???

THANKS

Re: The most common slang words

Irnic — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:58:32 GMT

five finger discount - shoplifting.

flaky: unpredictable.

flashback: sudden memory.

flick (1): film; movie.

flick (2): to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her

floating : intoxicated

floozie - a mistress or girlfriend.

flommox - confuse

flutter - a bet (on horse racing or football)

footie - Abbreviated form for football.

for crying out loud ! - a expression of frustration or anger.

forty winks - a short sleep or nap.

fox: attractive, alluring person.

freebie: something that does not cost money.

full monty - 'the whole lot', everything.

full-on - powerful, with maximum effort.

funny farm - mental hospital or institution.

funny money - counterfeit money.

gaff - house or flat.

gander - to look at.

geek: an unattractive person who works too hard.

get it: to understand something.

glitch: flaw.

go bananas: go slightly mad.

good onya : good for you, well done

goof (1): make a mistake.

goof (2): a silly and foolish person.

goof off: waste time.

goof up: make a mistake.

goofy: silly.

Gordon Bennet - an exclamation.

grand: one thousand dollars.

grass: marijuana.

greaser - slang name for a 1950's style man.

grog : alcohol, beer.

grub: food.

grubby: not clean.

gut: a person's stomach; belly.

guts: courage.

gyno - gynaecologist

hacked off - fed up, annoyed.

hairy: difficult; dangerous.

ham-fisted - clumsy.

hammered - drunk.

handcuffs: an engagement ring or wedding ring

hang a left: make a left turn.

hang a right: make a right turn.

headcase - mad

Re: I knew it!

Feebs11 — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:51:36 GMT

It is an idiomatic expression -

A Look - it says here that Josey has gone off with Bob
B I knew it! >> Expression indicating that B has had suspicions about Josey and Bob for some time.

A The football match has been cancelled.
B I knew it! >> Expression saying that B is not happy as he bought expensive tickets.

You can't lose the"it".