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"Strike out," "Ballpark figure" and "lead off" - sports words of the day

2017年1月26日

Learn all sports idioms for a chance to earn coupons. The  sports column quiz will be in Early February. The first commenter to get them all right will earn two 40% coupons. The second earns two 30% coupons.The third earns two 20% coupons. The fourth earns a 30% coupon, the fifth earns a 20% coupon and the sixth earns a 10% coupon.

In the event that there aren't six comments with the answers all right, coupons will be given based on who got the most correct answers of everyone who answered within the time limit.

only my students are able to receive coupons.

January posts will include hints

Today's hint:  the second quiz will cover baseball, basketball, cricket and track & field sports.

Also, there will be two or three terms per day for the rest of January.



Strike out

Failing to hit a baseball is a strike. After three strikes, the batter is out.

In real life, it means failing at something.

  • He struck out with her. He made big mistakes and she doesn't like him anymore.

  • A student who fails three exams has struck out.

  • There are some "three strike laws" that mean if someone is convicted of three crimes, that person can be imprisoned for life.

Ballpark figure

In real life, this is an estimation.

  • If you say there are about 500 hundred people, you're giving a ballpark figure.

  • If you can't get the exact price of a project, you can ask for a ballpark figure, like "between 500 and 1000."

Leading off

The first batter leads off.

In real life, it means to be the first in a group to do something at an event.

In real life it means joining a competition.

  • The CEO leads off the meeting with announcements.

  • A couple at a wedding leads off dancing by being the first to dance.



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