US Sports and other Idioms for IELTS (il7a u2)

A complete success

• A home run

• A touchdown

• An own goal

• A curveball

Something that will absolutely succeed

• A touchdown

• A slam dunk

• A penalty

• Force majeure

Something that is approximately correct

• In the same league

• On the same court

• In the same ballpark

• Stuck in the middle with you

To seriously mess up

• To drop the ball

• To hit a homerun

• To touch wood

• To score an own goal

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To do something quite unexpected

• To throw a curveball

• To be out here kicking touchdowns

• To give a ballpark figure

• To razzle dazzle 'em

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To be rescued at the last second ('in the nick of time')

• To be saved by the bell

• To hit a buzzer beater

• To shoot from half-court

• To hit a homerun

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To give up; to surrender; to wave the white flag

• To touch 'em all

• To have all the salami

• To eat the early worm

• To throw in the towel

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What would go here? "Let's ___________." (let's negotiate)

• Play ball

• Steal second base

• Fifteen love

• Have a hole-in-one

To lose when you should have won; to blow it

• To choke

• To quarterback

• To slam the dunk

• To throw in the towel

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To try really hard in a risky way

• To swing for the fences

• To close your eyes and hope for the best

• To throw a curve ball

• To kick a touchdown

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5