Sunday, February 1, 2009

Writing - Idioms (Part 7)

With today being "Superbowl Sunday," it's only fitting that we now focus on sports idioms. Check out this list of sports-related idioms (http://www.idiomconnection.com/sports.html#A) and find one that you've never heard before. Come back to the blog and post that idiom, as well as its meaning.

Can you use that idiom in a sentence? Give it a shot!

If you want to try something else, give the quiz a whirl! Let us know how you did!

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Idioms - Go to the mat -argue strongly on behalf of someone or something.

The Front-End Manager would go to the mat for her cashiers when they were having problems.

I got 17 out of 24.

Allison.

Anonymous said...

Back the wrong horse. Make the wrong choice. Support the wrong thing. Verna B.

Anonymous said...

Sporting chance. Some possibility of success. The man has a sporting chance in his company. Verna B.

Anonymous said...

Idoms-Paddle one's own canoe

do something alone,be independent.


Sheila W.

Anonymous said...

Pass the torch - hand over a particular duty or responsibility to someone.

I am hoping my manager will pass the torch to me when she takes her leave of absence.

Claudia E.

Anonymous said...

Mirlene
Have the inside track:
Have and advantage.I had the inside track when I applied for the Job at the bank.

Anonymous said...

carry the ball

- be in charge (from carry the ball in American football)

Our manager carries the ball when the store manager is on vacation.

Geraldine G.

Anonymous said...

move the goalposts:to unfairly change the conditions of the rules of something that you are doing."My son always moves the goalposts when we play monopoly."toe the line:to accept the authority or policies of a particular group."The girl would not toe the line and ultimately lost her job."

Anonymous said...

Idiom - win by a nose

meaning - win by a very small amount.

sentence - The coach told the team, they won by a nose.

I took the quiz and score 24 out of 24.

Leonie Florestal

Anonymous said...

sport of kings
-horse racing


My brother love the sports of horse racing.


Dorothea M.

Anonymous said...

Win by a neck - means to succeed by a small amount.

It was a win by a neck when the teacher announced the results of the quiz.

Deidra