Giant killer

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🗓️ 12 February 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Here's a phrase to describe the success of a small team.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
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0:06.0	The English We Speak
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0:12.0	This is the English we speak. I'm Fay Faye
0:15.8	and hello I'm Rob. Hey Faye did you see the match last night?
0:20.4	The match? No Rob I had better things to do.
0:24.0	Oh, you should have done. My local team beat Manchester United.
0:27.5	Three nil. It was a giant killing.
0:30.0	Well, I'm glad I didn't watch it.
0:32.0	Who wants to see Giants being killed?
0:34.6	Fay Faye nobody was killed and there were no real giants. The giant is the team that is usually
0:40.7	stronger, more powerful or skillful than the other team.
0:44.3	And the killing happens when the weaker or less skillful team beats them.
0:48.8	And that's what happened last night. It was brilliant!
0:51.7	I see. So a giant killing describes a situation when a weaker or less
0:57.4	skillful person or team beats a stronger or more skillful opponent.
1:02.2	Yep and we call the winning team Giant Killers.
1:05.6	So my team can be called Giant Killers.
1:08.2	So is this phrase used for sporting competitions?
1:11.6	Yes it is.
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