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A list of phrases related to the word "football"...
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A
foot
in both camps
A
goal
in mind
A
kick
at the can
Abide with me ( hymn traditionally sung at the English football Cup Final )
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Absolute
pitch
( the ability to determine a musical note by ear )
Address the
ball
( golfing term denoting readiness to play )
After the
ball
was over
Ahead of the
game
All Day ( Nickname of American football player Adrian Peterson )
All your base are belong to us ( broken English phrase used in the video
game
Zero Wing )
America's Oldest Living Teenager ( Nickname of
game
show host Dick Clark )
Anyone's
game
Are you ready for some football?
As black as
pitch
As dark as
pitch
As
game
as Ned Kelly
As sick as a parrot
Athlete's
foot
Back to square one
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Bad Moon ( Nickname of American football player Andre Rison )
Ball
achingly good
Ball
and chain
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Ball
of fire
Bart the Cool ( Nickname of American football player Bart Starr )
Be a good
sport
Beaten at your own
game
Behind the eight
ball
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Big Al ( Nickname of football player Alan Shearer and of basketball player Al Jefferson )
Big Ben ( Nickname of basketball player Ben Wallace and American football player Ben Roethlisberger )
Big Cat ( Nickname of American football player Leon Lett )
Big Daddy ( Nickname of American football Dan Wilkinson )
Big
Game
James ( Nickname of basketball player James Posey )
Big
Game
James ( Nickname of basketball player James Worthy )
Big Pete ( Nickname of
footballer
Petr Cech )
Big Phil ( Nickname of football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari )
Big Sam ( Nickname of football manager Sam Allardyce )
Blame
game
Blood injury
Bound hand and
foot
Brand new ballgame ( A baseball expression meaning when a team that has been behind ties up the
game
)
Bring your A
game
( perform to your best ability )
Call of Duty ( video
game
title )
Can of corn ( A baseball expression meaning a
ball
which is easy to catch )
Captain America ( Nickname of
footballer
Claudio Reyna )
Captain Marvel ( Nickname of
footballer
Bryan Robson )
Carry the
ball
Cat and mouse
game
Chain gang
Champagne Tony ( Nickname of American football player Tony Eason )
Chopper Harris ( Nickname of
footballer
Ron Harris )
Coffin corner
Contact
sport
Cover Point ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Crazy Legs ( Nickname of American football player Elroy Hirsch )
Curve
ball
( a difficult proposition - deriving from baseball terminology )
Dandy Don ( Nickname of American football player Don Meredith )
Deep Extra Cover ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Deep Fine Leg ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Deep Gully ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Deep Mid Wicket ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Deep Point ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Deep Square Leg ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Didn't they do well! ( A catchphrase from Bruce Forsyth In The Generation
Game
)
Different
ball
game
Do you know the piano's on my foot?
Don't
kick
a man when he's down
Drop the
ball
Drunken Ferguson ( Nickname of
footballer
Duncan Ferguson )
Duncan Disorderly ( Nickname of
footballer
Duncan Ferguson )
El Presidente ( Nickname of
footballer
Clarence Seedorf )
End of the
ball
game
Extra Cover ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Fair
game
Fat Chav ( Nickname of Irish
footballer
Lee Boylan )
Fever
pitch
First Slip ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Fleet of
foot
Foot
in mouth
Foot
in the bucket ( A baseball expression meaning to act timidly or cowardly )
Foot
in the door
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Foot
the bill
Forward Short Leg ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Fourth Quarter Vince ( Nickname of American football player Vince Young )
Fox in the box
Fred Ex ( Nickname of American football player Freddie Mitchell )
Game
bird
Game
brain
Game
changer
Game
of two halves
Game
on
Game
over
Game
plan
Game
set and match
Game
time
Game
to the last
Garbage Man ( Nickname of American football player Michael Bradley )
Get a
kick
out of it
Get off on the right
foot
Get off on the wrong
foot
Get the
ball
rolling
Get your
foot
in the door
Give the
game
away
Golden Balls ( Nickname of
footballer
David Beckham )
Golden Guus ( Nickname of football manager Guus Hiddink )
Golden Sombrero ( A baseball expression denoting a player who strikes out four times in a
game
)
Good
sport
Got
game
Grand Theft Auto ( video
game
title )
Ground
ball
( A baseball expression meaning a prosaic or ordinary accomplishment )
Guessing
game
Have a
ball
Have the
ball
at your feet
He Hate Me ( Nickname of American football player Rod Smart )
Heavy Lunch ( Nickname of American football player Norman Hand )
High
ball
I don't believe it ( A catchphrase from Victor Meldrew, One
Foot
In The Grave )
I'll go to the
foot
of our stairs
I'm
game
I've come here to chew bubblegum and
kick
ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum
Instant replay
It's in the
game
( EA Sports advertising slogan )
It's just a
game
It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the
game
It's only a
game
Keep the
ball
rolling
Keep your eye on the
ball
Kick
a man when he's down
Kick
against
Kick
against the pricks
Kick
ass
Kick
back
Kick
back and enjoy
Kick
butt
Kick
hell out of
Kick
in
Kick
in the teeth
Kick
into overdrive
Kick
it into the long grass
Kick
it into touch
Kick
off
Kick
off your shoes and enjoy
Kick
over the traces
Kick
sand in his face
Kick
start
Kick
the bucket
Kick
the can further down the road
Kick
the gong around
Kick
the habit
Kick
the numbers
Kick
up a fuss
Kick
up a stink
Kick
up the backside
Kick
up your heels
Kick
your heels
Kick
yourself
Knock the cover off the
ball
( A baseball expression meaning succeed beyond expectation )
Late in the
game
Leg Gully ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Leg Slip ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Lift your
game
Local derby
Long Leg ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Long Off ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Long On ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Long Stop ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Make a
pitch
Make a
pitch
for
Mario Kart ( video
game
title )
Mexican wave
Mid Off ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Mid On ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Mid Wicket ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Monday morning
quarterback
Mug's
game
Must win
game
Never
kick
a dog when he's down
No one likes us, we don't care ( A catchphrase from Millwall football supporters )
Numbers
game
On me 'ead, son
On me head son ( Invitation to cross a football so that another player can head it )
On the back
foot
On the
ball
On the
game
On the wrong
foot
One
Foot
In The Grave ( BBC comedy television series )
One
foot
in the grave
Only A Pawn In Their
Game
( Bob Dylan song )
Only
game
in town
Ooh aah Cantona
Pele ( Nickname of Edson Arantes Do Nascimento )
Pitch
a shutout ( A baseball expression meaning not allowing an opponent any wins )
Pitch
black
Pitch
dark
Pitch
doctor
Pitch
into
Pitch
up at
Platinum Sombrero ( A baseball expression denoting striking out five times in a
game
)
Play a waiting
game
Play
ball
Play the
game
Play the percentage
game
Political football
Primal Rage ( film and video
game
)
Put a
foot
wrong
Put one
foot
in front of the other
Put your best
foot
forward
Put your
foot
down
Put your
foot
in it
Put your
foot
in your mouth
Put your
game
face on
Queer the
pitch
Raise your
game
Route one
Run with the
ball
San Siro Stadium ( tourist attraction in Italy )
Score an own
goal
Second slip ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Set
foot
in
Shell
game
Shoot yourself in the
foot
Short Fine Leg ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Short Mid Wicket ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Short Square Leg ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Silly Mid Off ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Silly Mid On ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Silly Point ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Skin in the
game
Soccer
Mom
Soccer
Mom indicator
Sod this for a
game
of soldiers
Sonic the Hedgehog ( video
game
title )
Spot the
ball
Square Leg ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Squeaky bum time
Start the
ball
rolling
Super Mario Brothers ( video
game
title )
Superbowl Sunday
Take me out to the
ball
game
Talk a good
game
Tang, it's a
kick
in a glass ( Tang advertising slogan )
That's the way the
ball
bounces
The Adventure of the Devil's
Foot
( Sherlock Holmes story )
The All Blacks ( Nickname of the New Zealand
Rugby
Union team )
The Army
Game
( BBC comedy television series )
The Busby Babes ( Nickname of Manchester United 1950s team )
The Crazy Gang ( Nickname of Wimbledon Football Club )
The Dowager Queen of the
Game
Shows ( Nickname of Pat Carroll )
The Head
Ball
Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The
Kick
Inside ( Kate Bush song )
The Nou Camp Stadium ( tourist attraction in Spain )
The Ol'
Ball
Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The
Penalty
of Leadership ( Cadillac advertising slogan )
The Queen of TV Comedy ( Nickname of comedienne Lucille
Ball
)
The Sims ( video
game
title )
The Special One ( Nickname of football manager Jose Mourinho )
The Wizard of Dribble ( Nickname of Sir Stanley Matthews )
The
ball
is in your court
The beautiful
game
The belle of the
ball
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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The blame
game
The boot is on the other
foot
The
game
is afoot
The
game
is up
The name
game
The name of the
game
The old
ball
and chain
The referee's decision is final
The shoe's on the other
foot
The sound of leather on willow ( sound of the
ball
on the bat in cricket )
The
sport
of kings
The way the
ball
bounces
They think its all over: it is now
Third Slip ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Third man ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Trap and
ball
( children's
ball
game
)
Two can play at that
game
Two four six eight who do we appreciate (
cheerleader
chant )
Up your
game
War
game
( a simulation of war intended as preparation )
What's your game?
When Saturday comes
Where's your white stick referee?
Who are you? ( Nintendo
Game
Boy Advance advertising slogan )
Whole
ball
of wax
Whole new
ball
game
Wicket Keeper ( field position in the
game
of cricket )
Winning is the mark of the Rebel ( Rebel
Sport
advertising slogan )
Word association football
Work the rabbit's
foot
on
You won't have Nixon to
kick
around anymore
You'll never walk alone
You're a bastard referee
Zero sum
game
Zigger zagger
Zog On The Tyne ( Nickname of Charles N'Zogbia )