(会員）10月13日（月）２３：００ ～ 英会話生放送レッスン - sports idioms

(会員）10月13日（月）２３：００ ～　英会話生放送レッスン - sports idioms


1. He’s doing a great job and is being very successful. = He’s ~ 1,000.

2. What’s the strategy = What’s the ~ plan?

3. You supported the wrong guy. = You backed the wrong ~.

4. Everything is at a good and acceptable level. = Everything is up to ~.

Is everything up to ~?

Yes, everything is up to ~. 

5. You are trying to do something that is too difficult for you. = You are out of your ~.
= I’m beyond my ~.

5b.  You are out of your depth. = You are in over your ~.
I shouldn't have entered this race. I'm in over my head.

6. You made a premature decision. = You jumped the ~.

7. That came out of left field. = That was unexpected.

8. ping pong!  (Japanese) = Bingo! = Bullseye!

9. He is the boss. = He calls the ~.






Answers: 1. batting, 2. game, 3. horse, 4. par, 5. depth, 5b. head, 6. gun, 9. shots

1. bat a thousand= to be successful in everything that you do
2. game plan= strategy (from the game of football)
3. to back the wrong horse = - to make the wrong choice and support the wrong person / thing (from horse racing)
4. to be up to par = to be at an acceptable and expected quality or level
5. to be out of one’s depth. = in water that is too deep, doing something that is too difficult for one's ability
5b. to be in over one’s head = same as No. 5
6. to jump the gun = to make a premature decision or judgement
9. call the shots = to control something, to make the rules (from calling the shots in billiards or pool)
call the shots = to be the boss, to be in control
EXTRA: He’s the head honcho. He’s the big cheese. He’s the top banana.

10. slam dunk = a dramatic success, a sure thing, a dramatic forceful dunk shot in basketball