Expressions and idioms - sport

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stategy
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game plan
to begin/ start something
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kick off something
to implement sth
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run with sth
to attack a problem with much effort
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tackle a problem
to achive your goal perfectly
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hit the bull's-eye
a guess that is in a certain area or range, an approximate guess
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ballpark estimate/ figure
to be completely unexpected, to a surprise
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come out of left field
to thoroughly prepare for or deal with a situation
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cover all of one's bases
to make an error or mistake, to handle things badly
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drop the ball
to make an advance with someone or in some undertaking
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get to first base with
to support or help someone
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go to bat for someone
to have several things against you, to be in a situation where success in inlikely
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have two/ three strikes against you
to hit a baseball so far that the batter can run around all of the bases and score a run, to reach a big goal
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hit a home run
to be sure of attaining one's goal
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home free
at the peak of activity, moving fast and efficiently
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in full swing
in a particular area or range
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in the ballpark
wrong, mistaken
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off base
offbeat, unusual
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out in left field
to make a proposal or suggestion about sth
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pitch an idea
to cooperate with someone
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play hardball with someone
at the very beginning, immediately
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right off the bat
to sneak from one base to another in baseball
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stal a base
to accept a challenge, to prepare to do a task
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step up to the plate
to fail
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strike out
to fail to keep one's attention focused on the ball or on the matter at hand
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take one's eye off the ball
to pich a curve ball in baseball, to surprise someone by doing sth unexpected
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throw someone a curve (ball)
to briefly meet or make contact with someone
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touch base with (someone)
to do two things that are wrong or bad and have only one more thing to do to cause you serous trouble
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two strikes against (someone)
a completely new situation
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whole new ball game
a sure thing
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slam dunk
to make the rules
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call the shots
calm and not likely yo change suddenly
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on an even keel
to do something alone, to be independent
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paddle one's own canoe
something is going well and is having no problems
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smooth sailing
to become disouraged and lose one's enthusiasm
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take the wind out of one's sails
a description or account that provides much detail
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blow-by-blow account/description
defeated
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down for the count
to not follow the rules
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hit someone below the belt
on someone's side
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in someone's corner
in a desperate situation
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on the ropes
defeated
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out for the count
to adapt to difficult circumstances
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roll with the punches
rescued from a bad situation at the last minute
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saved by the bell
to quit
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throw in the towel
to have enjoyed a long period of positive action
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have had a good innings
to play fair
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be cricket
an awkward situation
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sticky wicket
a shot in golf that finishes in the hole with one shot
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hole in one
to meet or reach a required standard
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make the cut
to fail to meet or reach a required standard
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miss the cut
equal in importance or quality to something or someone
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on a par with
at an expected level or quality
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up to par
applying to everybody or everything
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across the board
to make the wrong choice
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back the wrong horse
at the very last moment
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down to the wire
at the very beginning
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first out of the gate
a candidate for something
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in the running
exactly even
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neck and neck
making a good start
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off and running
a certainty
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safe bet
to establish the speed or pace of something
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set the pace
so evenly balanced that it is not possible to predict the outcome
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too close to call
to succeed by a small amount
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win by a neck
to win by a very small amount
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win by a nose
to do something impulsively without thinking about the consequences
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dive in headfirst
to begin to do something without hesitation
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dive right into somethin
to take immediate and drastic action
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jump off the deep end
to fail or succeed by one's onw efforts
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sink or swim
to check to see if one's plan will be successful before proceeding with the plan
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test the water
to overcome an obstacle
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clear a hurdle
to almost be chosen first for something
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come in a close second
to hand over a particular duty or resposibility to someone
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hand/ pass the torch/ baton to someone
to have an advantage
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have the inside track
the last part of something
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in the homestretch
to start something before the starting signal
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jump the gun
starting something with a good fast beginning
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off to a running start
used to tell runners in a race to get into the correct starting position
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on your marks

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