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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. Justjump for joydrop the ballgive it your best shotJe ne sais pas. You'll be fine once you've started.

3. He is very ill. He might kick the bucketgo back to square onejump 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 drawa long shotpar for the courseJe ne sais pas that she 'll get good marks in her test.

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

6. The stage director said, break a leggo back to square onekick the bucketJe 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 ballhave the upperhandthrow in the towelJe 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, the ball is in your courtbe right on targetgo back to square oneJe ne sais pas.

11. We have to finish the job on time.We have to be right on targetjump to conclusionsdrop the ballJe ne sais pas.

12. Oh dear ! I didn't mean to have the upperhandbe right on targetdrop the ballJe 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 shotquick on the drawpar for the courseJe 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 go back to square onethrow in the toweljump to conclusionsJe ne sais pas.

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