Most used expressions in sports
Drop the ball: to make a mistake, especially when you didn’t complete one of your responsibilities. This idiom comes from the fact that in baseball, dropping the ball is an error in the game.
Run interference: to help someone by resolving problems for them. Football players “run interference” by stopping players from the other team from getting the player with the ball.
Take a shot: the idiom “take a shot at” means to try something (often something difficult).
Give your best shot: to “give it your best shot” means to try your best. In basketball (as well as soccer and several other sports), a “shot” is an attempt to put the ball into the basket or goal.
To show someone the ropes: the idiomatic expression “show someone the ropes” means to teach someone how to do something (such as a job or a process). In sailing, it is essential to know how to use the ropes in order to control the boat.
To jump the gun: the idiom “jump the gun” means to do something too early or too soon, before the correct time. This idiomatic expression comes from the fact that a gun was used to give the starting signal for races, so a person who started before the signal was given was said to “jump the gun.”
To hit your stride: the idiom “hit your stride” means to achieve a good continuous level of performance. “Stride” is a word that refers to the steps taken while walking or running. When a horse “hits its stride” in a race, it maintains a good speed in a comfortable way.
Wide of the mark: this idiomatic expression means “not accurate.” It is often used to describe predictions or estimates. In archery, arrows that fall far away from the target are said to be wide of the mark (target).
To get the blueprint: a seemingly unstoppable team has just been defeated, and the strategy used to do so can now be considered the "blueprint."
They were just the better team today: losing hurts, but there's no shame in losing to a better team.
We gotta play our game: a team's particular brand of game is special, and if they just stick to what they do best, there's no stopping them; they just have to execute.
The Trap Game: you're coming off a major victory, and your next opponent is a team you should easily defeat, but you're still so ecstatic over the last game that you overlook them.
To start the ball rolling: if you start the ball rolling, you begin an activity in which other people will join.
At this stage of the game: this expression refers to the current point reached in a process, activity or developing situation.
To make the cut: if you make the cut, you reach a required standard or succeed in passing from one round of a competition to another.
To be in a race against time: when someone is in a race against time, they have to work very quickly in order to do or finish something before a certain time.
To be ridding high: someone who is riding high is enjoying a period of success or popularity.
To be skating on thin ice: if you are skating on thin ice, you are doing or saying something risky, or something that could cause trouble.
To swim against the tide: a person who is doing or saying the opposite to most other people is said to be swimming against the tide.
To hang one's boots/gloves: when a sports player hangs up their boots, they stop playing and retire. (This expression is often used to refer to retirement in general.)
The ball is in your curt: if the ball is in your court, it is your turn to speak or act next.
To be fishing for compliments: when someone is obviously waiting for you to say something nice, they are fishing for compliments.
To give the game away: if you give the game away, you reveal a secret or a plan, often unintentionally.
The rub of the green: To be lucky especially in a sport or pastime played on a green surface.
To win by a nose: To succeed by a very narrow margin.
Run interference: to help someone by resolving problems for them. Football players “run interference” by stopping players from the other team from getting the player with the ball.
Take a shot: the idiom “take a shot at” means to try something (often something difficult).
Give your best shot: to “give it your best shot” means to try your best. In basketball (as well as soccer and several other sports), a “shot” is an attempt to put the ball into the basket or goal.
To show someone the ropes: the idiomatic expression “show someone the ropes” means to teach someone how to do something (such as a job or a process). In sailing, it is essential to know how to use the ropes in order to control the boat.
To jump the gun: the idiom “jump the gun” means to do something too early or too soon, before the correct time. This idiomatic expression comes from the fact that a gun was used to give the starting signal for races, so a person who started before the signal was given was said to “jump the gun.”
To hit your stride: the idiom “hit your stride” means to achieve a good continuous level of performance. “Stride” is a word that refers to the steps taken while walking or running. When a horse “hits its stride” in a race, it maintains a good speed in a comfortable way.
Wide of the mark: this idiomatic expression means “not accurate.” It is often used to describe predictions or estimates. In archery, arrows that fall far away from the target are said to be wide of the mark (target).
To get the blueprint: a seemingly unstoppable team has just been defeated, and the strategy used to do so can now be considered the "blueprint."
We gotta play our game: a team's particular brand of game is special, and if they just stick to what they do best, there's no stopping them; they just have to execute.
The Trap Game: you're coming off a major victory, and your next opponent is a team you should easily defeat, but you're still so ecstatic over the last game that you overlook them.
To start the ball rolling: if you start the ball rolling, you begin an activity in which other people will join.
At this stage of the game: this expression refers to the current point reached in a process, activity or developing situation.
To make the cut: if you make the cut, you reach a required standard or succeed in passing from one round of a competition to another.
To be in a race against time: when someone is in a race against time, they have to work very quickly in order to do or finish something before a certain time.
To be ridding high: someone who is riding high is enjoying a period of success or popularity.
To be skating on thin ice: if you are skating on thin ice, you are doing or saying something risky, or something that could cause trouble.
To swim against the tide: a person who is doing or saying the opposite to most other people is said to be swimming against the tide.
To hang one's boots/gloves: when a sports player hangs up their boots, they stop playing and retire. (This expression is often used to refer to retirement in general.)
The ball is in your curt: if the ball is in your court, it is your turn to speak or act next.
To be fishing for compliments: when someone is obviously waiting for you to say something nice, they are fishing for compliments.
To give the game away: if you give the game away, you reveal a secret or a plan, often unintentionally.
The rub of the green: To be lucky especially in a sport or pastime played on a green surface.
To win by a nose: To succeed by a very narrow margin.
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