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The Language of Football<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

FOOTBALL is the most popular sport in the world. Even if you do not follow the sport, you should have a general idea of how it is played, that being two opposing teams kick a ball so that it ends up in the opposite side\u2019s goal. You should also hear many expressions from football used in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you say someone is \u201con the ball\u201d, that person is clever, alert and capable, such as a student finding grammatical errors that a teacher missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another expression is \u201cback of the net\u201d, which is an exclamation<\/strong> of joy because you feel like you have won something in the same way you kicked a ball into a net. Some people, though, think it makes you sound a little smug<\/strong> or stuck up<\/strong> because you are congratulating yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you have a \u201chat trick\u201d, it means you have won or got good results three times in a row. A player can get a hat trick by scoring three times in one game, or a person might win three different awards for the same achievement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are other sayings that you might hear in ordinary life that are related to football. If someone accuses another of \u201cmoving the goalposts\u201d, it means they are changing the rules and you have to do more than before to achieve something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, if someone tells you to \u201ckeep your eye on the ball\u201d, it means you should stay focused<\/strong> on your task and not get distracted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Credits: Issue 07, 10 November 2022 (Thursday) by Quest from hkej<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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