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Sports Idioms(1)

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Sports Idioms(1)

GENERAL SPORTS AND BASEBALL REFERENCES

To Play Ball (with) To cooperate with, deal withOut of the Ball Park In baseball, a "home run" -- but also meaning "irrelevant," "impossible to deal with"Ball park figures Within acceptable limits, rough estimateOut of our league Better than usNot in our league Inferior to usMajor, big leagues Highest level of "professionalism""Bush" league Cheap, lower-than-acceptable professionalism or ethicsJock Originally from 'jock strap', made by the Jockey sportswear company; colloquial for "athlete", stereotype of "not intellectual", jock mentalityBatting 1000 Doing perfectly, successful at every stage, in every way.To Score General: to achieve, to impress someone (I really scored with her). Sexual: to make a sexual conquest, to consummate a sexual relationship (Did you score?;Getting to 1st base Baseball. Getting started, being encouraged, usually as in a relationship (I didn't even get to 1st base!)It's a new ball game A new chance, a fresh slate; a situation in which we start again "from scratch"Playing hard ball Playing with no rules, no holds barred; tough negotiations; no prentense of politeness.Beanball, "duster" To "dust one off" -- intimidate, throw a baseball at or near one's head as a warning or as retaliatio