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Sports and idioms

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1. We will drop the balljump for joygo back to square oneI don't know if we win the trophy.

2. I know you're shy about speaking in public. Justgive it your best shotjump for joydrop the ballI don't know. You'll be fine once you've started.

3. He is very ill. He might go back to square onekick the bucketjump to conclusionsI don't know while the surgeon is operating on him.

4. She's bad at languages and she hasn't studied.It's quick on the drawa long shotpar for the courseI don't know that she 'll get good marks in her test.

5. To put that ugly photo of him on Facebook is to give it your best shothit below the beltjump for joyI don't know.You know he's sensitive about his image.

6. The stage director said, go back to square onekick the bucketbreak a legI don't know as the actor was going on stage.

7. I've spent hours trying to book a flight online. It's pointless. I've decided to drop the ballhave the upperhandthrow in the towelI don't know.

8. He's got by far the best car of all the participants. And he's very experienced. He will throw in the towelhave the upperhanddrop the ballI don't know in this race.

9. You are doing this maths problem wrongly. You'd better go back to square onejump to conclusions.throw in the towelI don't know if you want to find the solution.

10. You've forgotten her birthday again.If you want to be forgiven you should do something about it, the ball is in your courtbe right on targetgo back to square oneI don't know.

11. We have to finish the job on time.We have to jump to conclusionsdrop the ballbe right on targetI don't know.

12. Oh dear ! I didn't mean to have the upperhandbe right on targetdrop the ballI don't know by telling him I saw his ex with a new boyfriend.

13. I was dumbstruck when he insulted me, but my husband was quick on the drawpar for the coursea long shotI don't know and I immediately asked him to apologise.

14. What on earth gives you the impression I'm angry with you? I'm not. You always throw in the toweljump to conclusionsgo back to square oneI don't know.

15. He's by far the best salesman. It was par for the coursebelow the belta long shotI don't know that he got an end-of-year bonus.