Winning English - Mastering Idioms, Slang, and Cultural References
The Super Bowl • American football idioms and sayings • Special Year of the Ox discount
This weekend in the United States, the Super Bowl will be played. It’s the championship game of the National Football League. Remember, this is not what most of the world calls “football”. Americans call that “soccer”.
Either way, you might not know that the Super Bowl is a major American cultural event! People often hold parties with friends and family, and many bars and restaurants are full of people watching the game. But of course, that’s all different this year, unfortunately.
Regardless, this is a perfect time to review some American football idioms and sayings I’ve covered in the past, including kickoff, to drop the ball, and a Hail Mary.
Let me include a refresher on “kickoff” for you right here:
“To kick” is to hit someone or something with your foot. But by adding “off”, the meaning changes to “to begin”. In soccer and football, the games literally begin with “a kickoff” because one team kicks the ball. But figuratively this word is used in just about every setting - from government to business to casual events - to mean to begin or a beginning.
Find out more about “kickoff” by going to original post.
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