Idiom: Have two strikes against one.
Meaning: To have things working against you.
Sentence: Juniko has two strikes against him already.
Idiom: Keep your eye on the ball.
Meaning: If you keep your eye on the ball, you stay alert and pay close attention to what is happening.
Sentence: Hey! You have a failing grade.. try to keep your eye on the ball.
Idiom: Pinch hit.
Meaning: Slightly pinch, push it a bit.
Sentence: Come on guys, lets pinch hit that thing.
Idiom: Go to bat for someone.
Meaning: support and help someone.
Sentence: Can you go to bat for me and go to the boss?Idiom: Throw someone a curve.
Meaning: to do something unexpected to someone
Sentence: I don’t want to throw you a curve, but I’m moving to our province.
Idiom: Out in left field.
Meaning: to be away from the action, from what's happening.
Sentence: She's already out in left field, she's no use anymore.
Idiom: Get to first base.
Meaning: to begin to have success with something that you want to do
Sentence: Gladys hasn't even gotten to first base yet with her career.
Idiom: Touch base.
Meaning: To get in touch with someone to discuss an issue.
Sentence: Hey Gladys, let's touch base on Tuesday to see how your progress is coming.
*SWIMMING
Idiom: Swim against the tide.
Meaning: To go against what most other are doing. To do the opposite of most others.
Sentence: Swimming against the tide is fun!
Idiom: Make a splash.
Meaning: To attract a lot of public attention.
Sentence: Take time to do things right. Learn your craft. Get the proper tools. Then make a splash!!
Idiom: Go off the deep end.
Meaning: To be on a reckless path in life.
Sentence: Just go off the deep end and fall in love with him.
Idiom: GO UP THE DEEP END
Meaning: asking to move away.
Sentence: Go up the deep end its for your own good.
*BOXING
Idiom: pull one's punches.
Meaning: to hold back in one's criticism.
Sentence: A professor doesn't pull any punches when it comes to discipline.
I did'nt pull any punches.
Idiom: beat someone to the punch.
Meaning: To act before someone else and gain an advantage.
Sentence: I was planning to rent that room for my cousin but someone beat to the punch.
Idiom: hit someone below the belt.
Meaning: to say unfair and cruel things when you shouldn’t because they are personal and not relevant
Sentence: My brother hit me below the belt when he told me that I was fat.
Idiom: blow by blow account
Meaning: a blow by blow description of an event gives every detail of how it happened.
Sentence: Ms. Castillo gave me a blow by blow account of her cash.
*BlILLIARD
Idiom: behind the eight ball
Meaning: A difficult position from which it is unlikely one can escape.
If you're behind the eight ball, you're in a difficult or dangerous position.
Sentence: Mike is behind the eight ball now because his final exam is in two days and he still hasn't started studying for it.
*TENNIS
Idiom: the ball is in your court
Meaning: If the ball is in your court, it is up to you to make the next decision or step.
Sentence: I can't help you there my friend. The ball is in your court.
