Keep Your Eye On the Ball: And Other Expressions About Sports

Clear the hurdles. Roll with the punches. Batting a thousand. Have you ever heard these crazy expressions? People use them even when they're not running races, facing a prizefighter, or hitting every single pitch.

That's because these sayings are idioms-phrases that mean something different from what the words in them actually say.

But don't let idioms make you drop the ball. Let's explore a variety of sports-related idioms and figure out what people really mean when they use them.