Sports Idioms

“Pass the baton”

“Monday morning quarterback”

“Dropped the ball”

“Full-court press”

“Teed up”

The two candidate cities for the Olympics were neck and neck until the vote.

• tired of helping

• extremely excited

• exhausted

• exactly even

The president of the company had many ideas that were really out in left field, so his employees were confused.

• a far distance away

• unusual and off topic

• the opposite

• intriguing

I was saved by the bell and at the last minute I didn’t need to go to the meeting for which I wasn’t prepared.

• rescued from an embarrassing situation

• given a gift

• heard a sound

• to be alarmed

What does the idiom 'hit it out of the park' mean?

• A) To fail miserably

• B) To succeed brilliantly

• C) To leave quickly

• D) To be confused

In the idiom 'throw in the towel', what does 'towel' symbolize?

• A) A sign of victory

• B) A sign of defeat

• C) A sign of confusion

• D) A sign of celebration