Learn 9 English idioms from ball sports: out of your league, up to par, get into the swing…

nglish speakers love to draw expressions from sports. This is because sports can illustrate all kinds of everyday life situations. For example, if you need to focus on a task, your teacher may tell you to keep your eye on the ball. In this lesson, I will introduce you to nine idioms which come from different ball sports such as baseball, golf, soccer, and football. These are commonly used by native English speakers in spoken and written English. You will learn expressions like, the ball is in your court, let’s get into the swing, let’s get the ball rolling, to move the goalposts, get into the swing, to need a level playing field, not up to par, out of your league, and more. Whether you love or hate sports, these expressions will be useful to you in everyday conversation. After watching the lesson, be sure to complete the quiz to practise what you’ve learned.

Great lesson! Thanks!

Pavel1rm

thank you

hbek

I can barely keep my eye on the ball because I always want to check on my cellphone.

Astri

hi i don’t know how start learn English

navid1370

Perfectly explained. It’s always a pleasure to learn from you Jill.
Thank you so much.

beernaard

the begin seems to be difficult as it is a long time I did not do English exercice.

Ayette

i got 7/10 I wrong at 2, 3 and 9. the lesson is quite difficult although i like sport very much. anyway thank Gill

nguyen van long

Thank you so much

CarlosHro

Great lesson! Thank you a lot !

Taha21

IMO, everybody is in her/his league but sometimes felling is below to per. The ball is in our court always and it’s enough to keep our eyes on the ball and let’s get the ball rolling, as soon as we will getting into the swimming.
Thank you, Gill.