Sports Idioms

Front 1

Equal for everyone .

For all

Back 1

Across the board

Front 2

At this time .

Back 2

At this stage in the game

Front 3

It's your decision or responsibility to do something now .

Back 3

The ball is in your court

Front 4

You've got the wrong person or idea .

Back 4

Bark up the wrong tree

Front 5

To not see something coming .

Back 5

Blind-sided

Front 6

Win easily.

Back 6

Blow the competition away

Front 7

Make the decisions .

Manager

Determiners.

Back 7

Call the shots

Front 8

Help by donating money or time .

Back 8

Chip in

*chip in 5 dollars *

Front 9

Right at the end .

Back 9

Down to the wire

Front 10

One of the people who is expected to win .

Back 10

Front runner

Front 11

Start before all others .

Back 11

Get a head start

Front 12

Be comfortable doing something after sometime .

Back 12

Get into the full swing

Front 13

Escape , have a responsibility removed .

Back 13

Get off the hook

Front 14

Try for a while before giving up .

Back 14

Give( something or someone ) a fair shake

Front 15

Have a burst of energy after training .

Back 15

Get a second wind

Front 16

Try your hardest .

Back 16

Give it your best shot

Front 17

Try one's hardest to defeat another person .

Back 17

Give (one) a run for (one's) money

Front 18

Do or say more than you need to .

Back 18

Go overboard

Front 19

Defend someone .

Back 19

Go to bat for (someone)

Front 20

Have a better chance of winning or succeeding .

Back 20

Have the upper hand

Front 21

Ex

Everyone ..... for the gift .

Back 21

Chipped in

Front 22

Ex .

To hit someone who is facing in another direction suddenly and very hard .

Back 22

Blind-sided

Front 23

If you are ....... , it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong .

Back 23

Barking up the wrong tree

Front 24

To surprise or shock ( someone ) in very unpleasant way .

Back 24

Blind-sided

Front 25

We all ..... and bought flowers for the Secretaries .

Back 25

Chipped in

Front 26

Do or say something that is very unfair or cruel

Cruel = violent , beasts

Something illegal

Martial art

Back 26

Hit below the belt

Front 27

Come up against a problem .

Boating

Back 27

Hit a snag

Snag = problem

Front 28

Expected to win or succeed .

Back 28

Hold all the aces

Front 29

Almost the end .

Back 29

The home stretch

Front 30

A person who thinks they are the best .

Back 30

Hot shot

Big shot

Front 31

Start to early .

Back 31

Jump the gun .

Front 32

Try not to fall behind in work or other duties .

Swimming

Back 32

Keep one's head above water

Front 33

Understand new things .

Sailing

Back 33

Learn the ropes

Front 34

Go a hand now .

Boating

Back 34

Let her rip

Rip = take off

Front 35

Everyone has an equal chance .

( they all play by the same set of rules ) .

Any field sport

Back 35

Level playing field

Front 36

A very difficult thing to do accomplish .

Hunting

Back 36

Long shot

Front 37

Be chosen to be part of a team or group .

Any sport

Back 37

Make the cut

Front 38

To be in a close tie with someone .

Close together .

Side by side ( in a race )

House racing

Back 38

Neck and neck

Front 39

No problem

Any sport

Back 39

No sweat

Front 40

Not having full brain capacity .

Cards

Back 40

Not playing with full deck of cards

Front 41

Not good enough for a job or position .

Golf

Back 41

Not up to par

Front 42

Not making a fair or true remarks .

Baseball

Back 42

To be off base

Front 43

Doing the right thing to succeed .

Darts

Back 43

On target

Front 44

Ready and able .

Baseball

Back 44

On the ball

Front 45

Nowhere near being true , nowhere near doing something correctly .

Baseball

Back 45

Out in left field

Front 46

Not as good as someone.

Team sport

Back 46

Out of someone's league

Front 47

An expected circumstance.

Golf

Back 47

Par for the course

Front 48

There are many other men and women to date

Back 48

Plenty of other fish in the sea

Front 49

There is almost no time left to accomplish something .

Back 49

Race against time

Front 50

Get even with a person after a previous battle .

Back 50

Settle a score with someone

Front 51

A guess

Back 51

Shot in the dark

Front 52

Do something risky and take a chance .

Skating

Back 52

Skate on thin ice

Front 53

Begin something .

Ball sports

Back 53

Start the boll rolling .

Front 54

Do the honourable thing , take responsibility

Back 54

Step up to the plate

Front 55

Accept at a later time .

Baseball

Back 55

Take a rain check

Front 56

Choose a person or group to support

Back 56

Take sides

Front 57

Accept the challenge and try your hardest .

Back 57

Take the bull by the Horns

Front 58

Make someone feel deflated .

Back 58

Take the wind out of one's sails

Front 59

Give up

Back 59

Throw in the towel

Front 60

Break

Back 60

Time out

Front 61

You only get three chance

Back 61

Three strikes and you're out

Front 62

You only have one chance remaining .

Back 62

Two strikes against

Front 63

Illegally

Back 63

Under the table

Front 64

Easy victory

Back 64

Win hands down

Front 65

Ex

Do you mind if I ...... on that drink ? I have to work late tonight .

Back 65

Take a rain check

Front 66

To take action when something needs to be done , even though this is difficult .

Do the honourable thing, take responsibility.

Back 66

Step up to the plate

Front 67

To do something difficult in a brave and determined way .

Accept the challenge and try your hardest

Back 67

Take the bull by the horns