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2001 Sport Break your duck (UK) If you break your duck, you do something for the first time.
2002 Sport Can't get to 1st base If you cant get to first base, youre having difficulties starting something.
2003 Sport Come to grips If you come to grips with a problem or issue, you face up to it and deal with it.
2004 Sport Cover all the bases If you cover all the bases, you deal with all aspects of a situation or issue, or anticipate all possibilities. (Cover all bases is also used.)
2005 Sport Curve ball (USA) If something is a curve ball, it is deceptive.
2006 Sport Dead heat If a race ends in a dead heat, two or more finish with exactly the same result.
2007 Sport Do a Devon Loch (UK) If someone does a Devon Loch, they fail when they were very close to winning. Devon Loch was a horse that collapsed just short of the winning line of the Grand National race.
2008 Sport Down for the count If someone is down for the count, they have lost a struggle, like a boxer who has been knocked out.
2009 Sport Drop the ball If someone drops the ball, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities seriously enough and let something go wrong.
2010 Sport Early bath (UK) If someone has or goes for an early bath, they quit or lose their job or position earlier than expected because things have gone wrong.
2011 Sport Fall at the first fence If something falls at the first fence, it goes wrong or fails at the first or an early stage.
2012 Sport Fall at the first hurdle If something falls at the first hurdle, it goes wrong or fails at the first or an early stage.
2013 Sport Fever pitch When a situation has reached fever pitch, people are extremely excited or agitated.
2014 Sport Fighting chance If you have a fighting chance, you have a reasonable possibility of success.
2015 Sport First out of the gate When someone is first out of the gate, they are the first to do something that others are trying to do.
2016 Sport Football's a game of two halves (UK) If somethings a game of two halves, it means that its possible for someones fortunes or luck to change and the person whos winning could end up a loser.
2017 Sport Foul play If the police suspect foul play, they think a crime was committed.
2018 Sport Get the ball rolling If you get the ball rolling, you start something so that it can start making progress.
2019 Sport Get to grips If you get to grips with something, you take control and do it properly.
2020 Sport Get your skates on This is used as a way of telling people to hurry up.
2021 Sport Go down without a fight If someone goes down without a fight, they surrender without putting up any resistance.
2022 Sport Go the distance If you go the distance, you continue until something ends, no matter how difficult.
2023 Sport Hat trick Three successes one after the other is a hat trick.
2024 Sport Have someone in your corner If you have someone in your corner, you have their support or help.
2025 Sport Hit the bull's-eye If someone hits the bulls-eye, they are exactly right about something or achieve the best result possible. "Bulls-eye" and "bullseye" are alternative spellings.
2026 Sport Hit the mark If someone hits the mark, they are right about something.
2027 Sport Home stretch The home stretch is the last part of something, like a journey, race or project.
2028 Sport Hook, line, and sinker If somebody accepts or believes something hook, line, and sinker, they accept it completely.
2029 Sport Horses for courses Horses for courses means that what is suitable for one person or situation might be unsuitable for another.
2030 Sport In the ballpark This means that something is close to the adequate or required value.?
2031 Sport Jockey for position If a number of people want the same opportunity and are struggling to emerge as the most likely candidate, they are jockeying for position.
2032 Sport Jump the gun If you jump the gun, you start doing something before the appropriate time.
2033 Sport Keep your eye on the ball If you keep your eye on the ball, you stay alert and pay close attention to what is happening.
2034 Sport Kicked to touch Touch is a zone of the playing field in Rugby. Kicked to touch means the ball was put safely out of play. Idiomatic usage usually means a person has deftly avoided an issue in argument.
2035 Sport Level playing field If theres a level playing field everybody is treated equally.
2036 Sport Major league Something major league is very important.
2037 Sport Monday morning quarterback (USA) A Monday morning quarterback is someone who, with the benefit of hindsight, knows what should have been done in a situation.
2038 Sport Move the goalposts When people move the goalposts, they change the standards required for something to their advantage.
2039 Sport No harm, no foul Theres no problem when no harm or damage is done, such as the time my sister-in-law stole the name wed chosen for a boy and we both ended up having girls.
2040 Sport No holds barred If there are no holds barred, there are no rules of conduct; you can do anything.
2041 Sport Not cricket (UK) If something is not cricket, it is unfair.
2042 Sport Off the mark If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect.
2043 Sport On the ball If someones on the ball, they are well-informed and know whats going on in their area of responsibility or interest.
2044 Sport On the mound (USA) If youre on the mound, youre on the mound back at your game, back in control.
2045 Sport On the nod (UK) When a horse runs, its head moves backwards and forwards alternately - in horse racing, if 2 horses cross the line together the one whose head happens to be going forward often wins and is said to win on the nod.
2046 Sport On the ropes When something or someone is on the ropes, it or they are doing badly and likely to fail.
2047 Sport Out of the gate running If someone comes out of the gate running, they start something at a fast pace, without any build-up.
2048 Sport Out of the left field (USA) If something comes out of the left field, it is beside the point and has nothing to do with the matter being discussed.
2049 Sport Par for the course If something is par for the course, it is what you expected it would be. If it is above par, it is better, and if it is below par, it is worse.
2050 Sport Photo finish A photo finish is when two contestants (usually in a race) finish at almost exactly the same time, making it difficult to determine the winner. (The saying stems from the practice of taking a photograph when the winners cross the finish line to determine who was ahead at the time.)
2051 Sport Pick-up game (USA) A pick-up game is something unplanned where people respond to events as they happen.
2052 Sport Play ball If you play ball, you agree to do what someone asks you to do, or to agree to work with someone in order to achieve something together (often negative)
2053 Sport Play hardball If someone plays hardball, they are very aggressive in trying to achieve their aim.
2054 Sport Pull no punches If you pull no punches, you hold nothing back.
2055 Sport Pull your punches If you pull your punches, you do not use all the power or authority at your disposal.
2056 Sport Punching bag A punching bag (or punch bag) is a person who gets a lot of unfair criticism.
2057 Sport Quick off the mark If someone is quick off the mark, they are very quick to use, start or do something new.
2058 Sport Right out of the blocks This means immediately; at the very beginning.? It describes a sprinter blasting out of the starting blocks at the beginning of a short distance race (e.g., 100-yard dash, 50-yard dash).
2059 Sport Ringside seat If you have a ringside seat, you can observe something from a very close and clear position.
2060 Sport Roll with the punches If you roll with the punches, you are flexible and able to adapt to difficult circumstances.
2061 Sport Saved by the bell If you are saved by the bell, you are rescued from a danger or a tricky situation just in time.
2062 Sport Sticky wicket (UK) If you are on a sticky wicket, you are in a difficult situation.
2063 Sport Still in the game If someone is still in the game, they may be having troubles competing, but they are not yet finished and may come back.
2064 Sport Succeed in the clutch If you succeed in the clutch, you? perform at a crucial time; it is particularly used in sports for the decisive moments of the game.? The opposite is fail in the clutch.
2065 Sport Tackle an issue If you tackle an issue or problem, you resolve or deal with it.
2066 Sport Take a punch If somebody takes a blow, something bad happens to them.
2067 Sport Take your eye off the ball If someone takes their eye off the ball, they dont concentrate on something important that they should be looking at.
2068 Sport Tale of the tape This idiom is used when comparing things, especially in sports; it comes from boxing where the fighters would be measured with a tape measure before a fight.
2069 Sport The ball's in your court If somebody says this to you, they mean that its up to you to decide or take the next step.
2070 Sport Throw a curve (USA) If you throw someone a curve, you surprise them with something they find difficult to deal with. (Throw a curveball is also used.)?
2071 Sport Throw in the towel If you throw in the towel, you admit that you are defeated or cannot do something.
2072 Sport Whole new ball game If somethings a whole new ball game, it is completely new or different.
2073 Sport Wide of the mark If something is wide of the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect.
2074 Technology & science All-singing, all-dancing If somethings all-singing, all-dancing, it is the latest version with the most up-to-date features.
2075 Technology & science Bells and whistles Bells and whistles are attractive features that things like computer programs have, though often a bit unnecessary.
2076 Technology & science Blow a fuse If you blow a fuse, you become uncontrollably angry.
2077 Technology & science Cog in the machine A person who does an unimportant job in a large company or organisation is a cog in the machine.
2078 Technology & science Cutting edge Something that is cutting edge is at the forefront of progress in its area.
2079 Technology & science Don't push my buttons! This can be said to someone who is starting to annoy you.
2080 Technology & science Driven by a motor This is used to describe people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder when they talk excessively: they act as if driven by a motor.
2081 Technology & science Fire on all cylinders If something is firing on all cylinders, it is going as well as it could.
2082 Technology & science Garbage in, garbage out If a computer system or database is built badly, then the results will be bad.
2083 Technology & science Get your wires crossed If people get their wires cross, they misunderstand each other, especially when making arrangements.? (Get your lines crossed is also used.)
2084 Technology & science Hit the airwaves If someone hits the airwaves, they go on radio and TV to promote something or to tell their side of a story.
2085 Technology & science Light years ahead If you are light years ahead of others, you are a long way in front of them in terms of development, success, etc.
2086 Technology & science On the same wavelength If people are on the same wavelength, they have the same ideas and opinions about something.
2087 Technology & science Rocket science If something is not rocket science, it is not very complicated or difficult to understand. This idiom is normally used in the negative.
2088 Technology & science Silver surfer A silver surfer is an elderly person who uses the internet.
2089 Technology & science Sputnik moment A Sputnik moment is a point where people realise that they are threatened of challenged and have to redouble their efforts to catch up. It comes from the time when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, the Sputnik 1, and beat the USA into space.
2090 Technology & science Well-oiled machine Something that functions very well is a well-oiled machine.
2091 Time A month of Sundays A month of Sundays is a long period of time: I havent seen her in a month of Sundays.
2092 Time After the watershed The watershed is the time limit after which more controversial  subjects, bad language, etc, can be shown on TV in some countries, so if its after the watershed, then discussions can be freer, franker and more controversial.
2093 Time Against the clock If you do something against the clock, you are rushed and have very little time to do it.
2094 Time Ahead of time If something happens ahead of time, it happens early or before the set time.
2095 Time Around the clock If something is open around the clock, it is open 24 hours a day. For example, an airport is open around the clock.
2096 Time Behind the times Someone that is behind the times is old-fashioned and has ideas that are regarded as out-dated.
2097 Time Better late than never This idiom suggests that doing something late is better than not doing it at all.
2098 Time Big time This can be used to with the meaning very much- if you like something big time, you like it a lot.
2099 Time Call it a day If you call it a day, you stop doing something for a while, normally at least until the following day.
2100 Time Carry the day If something carries the day, it wins a battle (the sense is that the battle has been long and could have gone either way) or competition for supremacy.

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