SPORTS IDIOMS
VOCABULARY CHECK
- to learn the ropes means to become familiar with & learn new things
- to be on the ball means to be smart and a quick learner
- to skate on thin ice means to be in a risky or dangerous situation
- to be up to speed means to be able to do or know something as well as others
- to call the shots means to lead and give directions to others; to be the boss
- the ball is in your court means the responsibility or choice is yours
- to bark up the wrong tree means to have the wrong idea about something
- to be out in left field means to be far from being correct; extremely wrong.
- to have the upper hand means be in a powerful position; to have the advantage
- to be off the hook means to be no longer in trouble