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Literally about to break

I was literally about to break

Taylor Swift
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Literally a greyhound

In his youth Michael Owen was literally a greyhound

Jamie Redknapp
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Literally throw the kitchen sink

At half time Ardiles said go out there and throw the kitchen sink at them. Spurs are doing that… literally

Alan Mullery
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Literally got no players left

They’ve literally got no players left—and then with 95 minutes gone they score

Lee Dixon
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Literally kill them

There was a lot of physical contact with goalkeepers in those days, and he used to literally kill them

Alan Mullery
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Literally left Ben Haim for dead

He’s literally left Ben Haim for dead there

Jamie Redknapp
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Literally play out of their skins

Barcelona have promised their fans they will quite literally play out of their skins tonight

Clive Tyldesley
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Literally put Algeria to bed

England should literally put Algeria to bed

Andy Townsend
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Literally sit in front of the back four

Alonso and Sissoko have been picked to literally sit in front of the back four

Jamie Redknapp
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Literally standing in Le Tissier’s pocket

Nethercott, literally standing in Le Tissier’s pocket

David Pleat
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Literally be going through cold turkey

Gazza will literally be going through cold turkey for the rest of his life

Radio commentator
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Literally hasn’t got a right foot

He had to cut back inside onto his left, because he literally hasn’t got a right foot

Jamie Redknapp
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Literally under the microscope

Every time you pull on an England shirt you are literally under the microscope

Terry Butcher
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Literally explode off your feet

These balls now—they literally explode off your feet

Jamie Redknapp
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Literally in the dying embers

A wonderful David James save, literally in the dying embers of the game

Jeff Stelling
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Literally no right foot

Preki, he’s literally no right foot

David Pleat
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Literally glued to the back of his foot

The ball was literally glued to the back of his foot, into the back of the net

Alan Parry
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Literally turned him inside out

He’s literally turned him inside out

Jamie Redknapp
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Literally the last throw of the dice

They scored with the last throw of the dice—literally

Kevin Keegan
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Literally like a fish up a tree

Thierry Henry, when he came, was literally like a fish up a tree

Lee Dixon