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Sports et idiomes

        IDIOMS                              MEANING

 Jump to conclusions ...Presume something too quickly.

 Be right on target ...Happen at the foreseen time  or to be exact.

 The ball is in your court ...It's up to you to do something.

 Kick the bucket ... (To) die.

"Break a leg !" ... Say this to wish good luck to an actress.

 Throw in the towel ...Admit defeat / Give up.

 Have the upper hand ...In a better/stronger position.

 Par for the course ...Be normal / as expected.

 A long shot ...Not very probable.

 Hit (someone) below the belt ...Treat someone in a nasty unfair way.

 Go back to square one ...Start again from the beginning.

Give it your best shot ...Do your best.

Quick on the draw ...Quick to react.

Drop the ball ...Make a blunder/mistake.

Jump for joy ...Show your happiness.

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1. We will drop the ballgo back to square onejump for joyJe ne sais pas if we win the trophy.

2. I know you're shy about speaking in public. Justgive it your best shotdrop the balljump for joyJe ne sais pas. You'll be fine once you've started.

3. He is very ill. He might go back to square onekick the bucketjump to conclusionsJe ne sais pas while the surgeon is operating on him.

4. She's bad at languages and she hasn't studied.It's quick on the drawpar for the coursea long shotJe ne sais pas that she 'll get good marks in her test.

5. To put that ugly photo of him on Facebook is to hit below the beltgive it your best shotjump for joyJe ne sais pas.You know he's sensitive about his image.

6. The stage director said, break a legkick the bucketgo back to square oneJe ne sais pas 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 ballthrow in the towelhave the upperhandJe ne sais pas.

8. He's got by far the best car of all the participants. And he's very experienced. He will drop the ballhave the upperhandthrow in the towelJe ne sais pas in this race.

9. You are doing this maths problem wrongly. You'd better go back to square onethrow in the toweljump to conclusions.Je ne sais pas 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, be right on targetgo back to square onethe ball is in your courtJe ne sais pas.

11. We have to finish the job on time.We have to be right on targetdrop the balljump to conclusionsJe ne sais pas.

12. Oh dear ! I didn't mean to drop the ballbe right on targethave the upperhandJe ne sais pas by telling him I saw his ex with a new boyfriend.

13. I was dumbstruck when he insulted me, but my husband was a long shotpar for the coursequick on the drawJe ne sais pas 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 towelgo back to square onejump to conclusionsJe ne sais pas.

15. He's by far the best salesman. It was below the belta long shotpar for the courseJe ne sais pas that he got an end-of-year bonus.