Keep Your Eye on the Ball

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.