Sports Idioms generally originate from a specific sport such as baseball, basketball, or tennis. Over time these phrases have come to mean something that can be used in everyday life.
While most Sports Idioms can still be used when discussing sports, they are even more common in other areas of life, especially the business world.
It does not matter if you are a fan of football, rugby, baseball, or cricket, or even if you are not much of a sports fan at all. Sport can bring people together or they can divide people. Either way they are often a good conversation starter for English learners. English speakers love talking about sports so much that they have actually become part of the language, particularly when it comes to idioms.
The more you are exposed to idioms by hearing them used, the more understanding and using them will come naturally to you.
Examples
Across the board - means to apply to everybody or everything ( in horse racing this is a bet where an equal amount of money is placed on a horse to finish in any top winning position)
Back the wrong horse - means to make the wrong choice, to support the wrong thing
ex. We backed the wrong horse in the school election and we were very surprised at the winner
Beat The Gun - to do something before the ending signal of a game
While most Sports Idioms can still be used when discussing sports, they are even more common in other areas of life, especially the business world.
It does not matter if you are a fan of football, rugby, baseball, or cricket, or even if you are not much of a sports fan at all. Sport can bring people together or they can divide people. Either way they are often a good conversation starter for English learners. English speakers love talking about sports so much that they have actually become part of the language, particularly when it comes to idioms.
The more you are exposed to idioms by hearing them used, the more understanding and using them will come naturally to you.
Examples
Across the board - means to apply to everybody or everything ( in horse racing this is a bet where an equal amount of money is placed on a horse to finish in any top winning position)
Back the wrong horse - means to make the wrong choice, to support the wrong thing
ex. We backed the wrong horse in the school election and we were very surprised at the winner
Beat The Gun - to do something before the ending signal of a game
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