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SPORTS IDIOMS

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