1. Subject: English Idioms Topic: Idioms for sports and games
Faculty/Department: English Language
Program: Master English Language
Subject: English Idioms
Topic: Idioms for sports and games
Professor: Lindita Rugova Students: Violeta Syla
Ardita Ibrahimaj
Liridon Lipaj

2. Sports and games People become emotional when talking about sports.
Imagine parents watching their kids play youth sports, like Little League baseball, or fans watching a pro baseball game.
Football game and many other games with all that emotion, made that many colorful idioms from sports have become common. 

3. sports and games idioms
What does it mean if an office worker hits a home run? Will he or she break a window?

4. Sports and games idioms
Hit a home run (Baseball)
- When the batter hits the ball and is able to run
four bases without stopping, to score a point.
Meaning :
To have a big success. A supper win
e.g. The Republicans scored a home run in the 1952 election.

5. Sports and games idioms
Down to the wire (Horse Racing)
-long practice to stretch a wire across and above the track at the finish line
Meaning:
A tense situation where the outcome is decided only in the last few seconds.
e.g. We were just about down to the wire with this new project.
There is no I in team (General Sports) – play, work all together
To not work alone, but rather, together with others in
order to achieve a certain goal.
e.g. There is no I in team on this presentation.

6. Sports and games idioms
Hit below the belt (Boxing) - Legally should not be hit below the belt
Meaning:
It is often used to refer to inappropriate words, or comments that are too personal.
e.g. John was having a difficult time trying to lose weight, and so he found it to be a hit below the belt when a friend joked about his obesity.

7. Sports and games idioms
get the ball rolling
- Some ball games are started by rolling a ball into play.
Meaning:
start an endeavor/ to get a process started
e.g. “John, why don’t you get the ball rolling at our staff meeting this morning?”
the ball is in your court 
-To be someone else’s turn
you need to make the next move
e.g. Bill can’t do anything as long as the ball is in John’s court.

8. sports and games idioms
Behind the eight ball (Bowling)
-The player must knock all numbered balls from
one to seven into the pocket before the eighth ball.
e.g. The six ball was behind the eight ball and it was a difficult shot.
Meaning :
-to be in a difficult or awkward situation
e.g. I was behind the eight ball when the boss found out I didn't know any foreign languages.

9. Sports and games idioms
Swim against the tide, go against the tide (Swimming)
Meaning:
To do something difficult, to do the opposite of everyone else.
e.g. I am having trouble keeping up with my schoolwork. I am swimming against the tide.
Give something, someone the one’s best shot (Basketball)
-To shot the best one can
e.g. He gave the best shot out at the target.
Meaning :
To do one’s best
e.g. Give your assignment the best shot.

10. Sports and games idioms

11. sports and games idioms
Work out
Meaning:
1. To exercise or practice, especially in terms of physical training. (He works out in the gym three or four times a week)
2. To come to an agreement with someone to do something (I think I can work this out with you so that all of us will be satisfied).

12. Sports and games idioms
Across the board Meaning:
distributed or applied equally to everyone or everything. E.g. The new law reduces taxes on products across the board from wheat to cell phones and cars.

13. sports and games Idioms
You can't win them all -you can't succeed in everything you do
Another string to your bow -another way of making a living
Jump the gun
-To start earlier or to start before the starting signal
Ahead of the game -Being early or having an advantage in a competitive situation

14. Sports and games idioms
To hit it out of the ballpark
(baseball) - a ball that is hit out of the ballpark will allow everyone on base to score.
Meaning:
to meet a goal more than was expected or to achieve a spectacular .
e.g. The President’s speech hit it out of the ballpark.

15. Bob: Well, is Trevisos going to play ball (baseball-play a game, idiom-do business with) or are we going to strike out (baseball- go out, idiom-fail) on this deal (idiom-contract)?
Pete: The latest locker talk (general sports-talk among the players, idiom-gossip, rumors) is that our game plan (American football-plan which plays to make, idiom-plan of action) is a real contender (boxing- very possible winner, idiom-person with a good chance of success) for the contract.
Bob: Yeah, the other team has two strikes against it (baseball- one step from going out or losing, idiom-close to not succeeding) after they fumbled (American football-lose possession of the ball, idiom-make a serious mistake) last week.
Pete: They had a great chance of scoring (any sport-to make a point, idiom-to succeed) but I think Trevisos thought they weren't up to scratch (horseracing-not capable of winning, idiom-not having the right qualities) on some of the details.

16. Sports and games idioms used in business
There exists a relationship between sport and business.
Sports and business share similar qualities
Both Sports and business:
require certain skills
are competitive
need self- confidence
take planning
use strategies and tactics
take concentration
teamwork may be important

17. Sports and games idioms used IN business
To keep your cards close to your chest  (Card games)
Meaning:
don’t reveal your plans
e.g. I kept my cards close to my chest during the negotiation.
Poker-faced 
-comes from the game of poker where you must not let your face reveal whether you have a good or bad card
expressionless
e.g. The clients sat poker-faced all through my sales pitch. It was so unnerving. 

18. Sports and games idioms used in business
To play hard ball   (Ball Games)
Meaning:
to be so determined to get what you want that you will use unfair methods to get it.
e.g. The people here like to play hardball which can be very challenging.

19. Football idioms
The beautiful game

20. BACK OF THE NET ! : To score a goal
You should’ve seen it, it was such a great goal. Back of the net!

21. Man on ! Quick! Man on! Pass the ball to Lindi !
This is usually shouted out during a match to warn someone that a player of the other team is right behind them. Often a call to pass the ball.

22. WE WERE ROBBED
A phrase used to express that a defeat was unjust, possibly due to an injustice committed by somebody else.
The referee didn’t see that foul. If he’d given that player a yellow card he wouldn’t have scored that goal. We were robbed!

23. He almost had it, but unfortunately it hit the woodwork .
When a player intends to shoot into the goal but hits the crossbar or the post of the goal instead, and was very unlucky not to have scored.
He almost had it, but unfortunately it
hit the woodwork .

24. RuN THE DEFENCE RAGGED
Referring to an attacking player who made the defenders from the opposing team look uncomfortable or incompetent.
He deserves to be Man of the Match. He scored a hat-trick and ran the defence ragged!

25. HE’S GOT A LOT OF PACE
Gareth Bale is definitely a great player, he’s got a lot of pace

26. THE GOALKEEPER MADE A HOWLER
They were in the lead, but then the goalkeeper made a howler and the other team scored.

27. IT’S A GAME OF TWO HALVES
An expression referring to the fact that a football match can change unexpectedly throughout the 90 minutes. Especially between the first half and second half of the match.
Well, they may be losing now, but it’s a game of two halves! 

29. sports and games idioms quiz Are you ready? 

30. 1. Jump a) the game
2. Ahead of b) them all
3. Another string c) the gun
4.You can't win d) The board
5. Across e)to your bow

31. https://business.nd.edu/.../GlossaryofSports
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