Sports
The Ball is in Your Court
It's your decision or Responsibility now
Tennis
Riding Shotgun
Riding in the front seat of a car next to the driver.
From Stagecoach Drivers. One would control the horses and another would sit next to him
Put Through the Wringer
To be caused a lot of stress.
To Go Down Swinging
To lose something but keep trying until the end.
Off the Hook
Out of Trouble
Make the Cut
To be selected
From Team Sports
To Bury the Hatchet
To make peace with or stop arguing.
Some groups of American Indians (Iroquois) would literally bury a hatchet in the ground to make peace.
Pain in the Neck
Someone or somthing that you don't like or find annoying
Put Up With
Patiently accept or tolerate
Break the Ice
To start conversations or remove awkwardness
In the Ballpark
An approximate amount or amount not terribly accurate.
Feeling under the Weather
To feel ill
when a sailor fell ill, he would go inside (under the weather deck) of a ship.
(weather deck was all of the ship exposed to the weather)
What a Pain
Something that you don't look forward to.
Right Under One's Nose
Rock the Boat
To say something controversial.
Call Someone’s Bluff
To Challenge someone’s empty threats, or to have someone prove what they say.
Read the Riot Act
To scold someone for behaving badly, with the intention of improving that person's behavior.
An Old British Law (1714) which prevents groups of unruly people.
Mudslinging
Making mean remarks to hurt someone's reputation (especially in politics).
To Search High and Low
To search everywhere
Learn the Ropes
Learn special knowlege for a job.
(From sailing ships)
Song and Dance
An Excuse
Once in a Blue Moon
Very Rarely.
In 1528 it meant to make a ridiculous claim.
"Yf they saye the mone is belewe / We must beleve that it is true "
if thah [sah the moon is [beloouh] / [way must [bay leigh vuh] that it is [troo uh]
Jump Down Someone's Throat
On the Down and Out
To have no money, or, to be unsucsessful
Wishy Wash
Someone who cant make a firm decision. Something lacking strength or flavor (like soup).