Phrase thesaurus
Football Phrases
321 phrases and expressions related to "football".
Phrases
- 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)
- 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
- Bad Moon (Nickname of American football player Andre Rison)
- Ball achingly good
- Ball and chain
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
Related
- Abide with me (hymn traditionally sung at the English football Cup Final)
- All Day (Nickname of American football player Adrian Peterson)
- Are you ready for some football?
- Bad Moon (Nickname of American football player Andre Rison)
- Bart the Cool (Nickname of American football player Bart Starr)
- 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 Phil (Nickname of football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari)
- Big Sam (Nickname of football manager Sam Allardyce)
- Champagne Tony (Nickname of American football player Tony Eason)
- Crazy Legs (Nickname of American football player Elroy Hirsch)
- Dandy Don (Nickname of American football player Don Meredith)
- Fourth Quarter Vince (Nickname of American football player Vince Young)
- Fred Ex (Nickname of American football player Freddie Mitchell)
- Garbage Man (Nickname of American football player Michael Bradley)
- Golden Guus (Nickname of football manager Guus Hiddink)
- He Hate Me (Nickname of American football player Rod Smart)
- Heavy Lunch (Nickname of American football player Norman Hand)
- No one likes us, we don't care (A catchphrase from Millwall football supporters)
- On me head son (Invitation to cross a football so that another player can head it)
- Political football
- The Crazy Gang (Nickname of Wimbledon Football Club)
- The Special One (Nickname of football manager Jose Mourinho)
- Word association football