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.
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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.
Back the wrong horse. Make the wrong choice. Support the wrong thing. Verna B.
Sporting chance. Some possibility of success. The man has a sporting chance in his company. Verna B.
Idoms-Paddle one's own canoe
do something alone,be independent.
Sheila W.
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.
Mirlene
Have the inside track:
Have and advantage.I had the inside track when I applied for the Job at the bank.
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.
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."
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
sport of kings
-horse racing
My brother love the sports of horse racing.
Dorothea M.
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
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