(会員）Feb 25, 2014 Sports Idioms

(会員）Feb 25, 2014 Sports Idioms

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Sports Idioms Part 2

Baseball Idioms

1. to keep your eye on the ball

to keep your eye on the ball = pay attention

2. to take your eye off the ball

= to not pay attention

3. a curveball

= a surprise, an unexpected event

4. A: Wanna go out tonight.

    B: Rain check. 

I better take a raincheck. 

I'll take raincheck .

5. a homerun = a) to do a great job, b) to have sex

6. to be out of one's league

She is out of my league. = She is too good for me.

I'm too good for you. = I'm out of your league.

7. the big leagues = the most professional level

8. to play hardball = to deal with sb in a very professionally aggressive way.

9. to touch base

I want to get together with you and talk.

Let's touch base next week.

10. to swing for the fences

= to try to get the hardest goal

11. He did a great job. = He hit a home run. = He hit it out of the park.

boxing idioms

12. to take the gloves off = to attack with no mercy

13. I'm taking the gloves off.

14. to show sb the ropes =

to give sb a tour and show em how everything works.

15. to be/get punchy

I didn't get much sleep last night, so I'm a little punchy.