Teen Express unit 2 l 7 the sport idioms

The team's star player was injured and it really...

• took the wind out of their sails

• down to the wire

"It's time for Tom to ... and take on his share of work."

• step up to the plate

• out of his league

I am feeling ... today, but I'm sure I'll recover by tomorrow.

• below par

• ballpark

She was ... when she saw her friend steal the fund-raiser money.

• down to the wire

• on a sticky wicket

There's no doubt that he's guilty. The case is ...

• a left field

• a slam dunk

We'll have to go away and cost this carefully, but as a ....figure I'd say that it'll be about two million dollars.

• ballpark

• call the shots

After his last two projects failed, he was really behind ...

• left field

• the eight-ball

Congress worked ....to reach a compromise.

• down to the wire

• to the plate

"I tried playing ball with him but he's way .... I just couldn't keep up!"

• out of my league

• slam dunk

He comes from a fashion background but is now writing about art and there's a sense of freedom to what he writes because he's coming ....

• ballpark

• out of left field