Week 1 Day 3

Question 1

avenge (v)

Answer 1

to do something to harm or punish someone because they have harmed you or offended you, revenge (United defeated Liverpool to avenge the loss they suffered earlier in the league by the same scoreline.)

Question 2

put/set/make something right

Answer 2

to correct something, to alter a situation to make it more fair (After the defeat by City at the weekend we just wanted to put it right by getting a win against Liverpool.)

Question 3

a monkey on your back

Answer 3

a difficult situation or a serious problem you can’t forget (When you know you have to do really well in your exams it just puts a giant monkey on your back.)

Question 4

a monkey off your back

Answer 4

to end a problem (By winning the championship, this team has finally got the monkey off its back.)

Question 5

an awful lot

Answer 5

a very large amount (I don’t know an awful lot about it.)

Question 6

sting (v)

Answer 6

to make somebody hurt by a sudden sharp pain or to hurt like this (The manager was stung by the derby defeat.)

Question 7

embarked on/upon something

Answer 7

to start something, especially something new, difficult or exciting (David Moyes is pretty sure that the reds can embark on a winning run.)

Question 8

strive (v) (formal)

Answer 8

to make a great effort to achieve something (Carrick said the players are striving to deliver better results.)

Question 9

spoils (n) (formal)

Answer 9

things that someone gets by being successful (The Ukrainian scored to ensure the spoils were shared.)

Question 10

patch (n)

Answer 10

a small area of something that is different from the area around it (Shakhtar had defeated Arsenal and Chelsea on their own patch.)

Question 11

gloss (n) (take the gloss off)

Answer 11

an attractive appearance on the surface of something that may hide something less pleasant (To lose a goal while controlling the game took the gloss off a solid performance.)

Question 12

tad (n) (spoken)

Answer 12

a small amount, slightly (We are a tad frustrated after losing the goal.)

Question 13

call on/upon sb/sth (phrasal v)

Answer 13

to formally ask someone to do something (Carrick is calling upon the side to build upon Wednesday’s encouraging display.)

Question 14

be etched on/in your memory/mind

Answer 14

you cannot forget it (Nick Powell etched his name into Wigan’s history by scoring twice.)

Question 15

buoy (v)

Answer 15

to make someone fell happier or more confident (Buoyed by his bright start Nick Powell opened the scoring really soon.)

Question 16

pinnacle

Answer 16

the most successful, powerful or exciting part of something (Ryan Giggs said It’s the pinnacle of European football and to play that many games is obviously special.)

Question 17

momentum

Answer 17

the ability to keep increasing, developing or being more successful (Hopefully we can build a bit of momentum going into the weekend.)