Unit2

Sportsculture

ExtendedreadingSportsidiomsDoyouknowwhattheseidiomsmean?

Leading-inDogeatdog.你死我活Dieiscast.木已成舟Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所見略同Nickoftime.千鈞一發(fā)的時(shí)刻Breakaleg.祝你好運(yùn)Takeahike.哪涼快哪待著去Haveacow.大發(fā)雷霆，大驚小怪Coldshoulder.

怠慢，冷談對(duì)待Liftafinger.伸出援手PartIPartIIPartIIIThreeparts:Para.1

___________Paras.2-4idiomsabout__________Paras.5-6idiomsabout__________Paras.7-8idiomsabout

_________Para.9

____________footballbaseballboxingintroductionconclusionSportsidiomsSportsidiomsFast-reading1.Whatisanidiom?2.Whatfunction(s)canidiomsperforminalanguage?Anidiomisagroupofwordswithmeaningsdifferentfromthemeaningsoftheindividualwords.(L2-3)Idiomsmakelanguagemorecolourfulandexpressive.(L2-3)Para.1Detailed-readingHowmanyidiomsarementioned？

movethegoalpostsscoreanowngoalTwo.Paras.2-3IdiomsmovethegoalpostsscoreanowngoalMeaninginfootball(1)(4)Meaningineverydaylife(2)(5)Example

(3)(6)changingthelocationofthegoalpostsunfairlychangingtherulesorrequirementsforsomethingAcompanymakestheannualsalestargetofanemployeehigherjustwhenheisabouttoreachit.accidentallykickingorheadingtheballintoone’sownnetThelocalcouncilmakesadecisionwhichbackfiresterribly.someonemakesabadmistakewhichunintentionallyharmsone’sowninterestsintheballpark/aballparkestimatethrowsomeoneacurveballthreestrikesandyouareoutThree.Paras.5-6Howmanyidiomsarementioned？

Matchtheidiomswiththeirexplanation.(1)intheballpark/aballparkestimate

B.roughlyestimating(2)throwsbacurveballA.thingsthatareunexpectedanddifficulttorespondto(3)threestrikesandyouareoutC.situationswhereyoumissthreechancesbelowthebeltthrowinthetowelParas.7-8Howmanyidiomsarementioned？

Two.

belowthebeltInday-to-daylife,ifsomeonemakesan_______and______remark,wecandescribeitas“belowthebelt”.

throwinthetowelIneverydaylife,thisidiomsimplymeansadmitting_______and_________.eg.他對(duì)湯姆的評(píng)論真的是不公平?！猽nfaircrueldefeatgivingupItseemsthathe’sgoingtolosethegame,butheisnotgoingtothrowinthetowel.WhathesaidaboutTomwasreallybelowthebelt.eg.他似乎要輸?shù)暨@場(chǎng)比賽了，但是他并不打算放棄。__________________________________________________________________Everylanguagehasitsidioms,whicharegroupsofwordswithmeaningsdifferentfromthemeaningsoftheindividualwords.Idiomsmakelanguagemorecolourfulandexpressive.Sincesportisaninseparablepartofday-to-daylife,therearelotsofsportsidiomsthathavefoundtheirwayintoeverydaylanguage.Let’stakealookatsomeofthem!每種語(yǔ)言都有自己的習(xí)語(yǔ)。習(xí)語(yǔ)是一組詞匯，它的意思不同于每個(gè)單獨(dú)的詞。習(xí)語(yǔ)讓語(yǔ)言更為豐富多彩、更具表現(xiàn)力。由于體育運(yùn)動(dòng)是日常生活中不可缺失的一部分，許多體育習(xí)語(yǔ)也已融入人們的日常語(yǔ)言。讓我們來(lái)看看其中幾個(gè)吧！Languagepoints

Idiomsmakelanguagemorecolourfulandexpressive.習(xí)語(yǔ)使語(yǔ)言更加豐富多彩，富有表現(xiàn)力。adj.短語(yǔ)作賓補(bǔ)make+賓語(yǔ)+賓補(bǔ)（adj./n./do./done/介短)注意：sb.bemadetodo句型：...makeit+adj./n.+todo/that從句1.Heisverypopularamonghisstudentsashealwaystriestomakethem

_________（interest）inhisclasses.2.Pauldoesn’thavetobemade

（learn）.Healwaysworkshard.3.Newtechnologieshavemadeitpossible

（turn）outnewproductsfasterandatalowercost.4.

Let’smake

arulethatwemustn’tspeakChineseinEnglishclass.5.

Hedoesn’tspeakmuchJapanesebuthecanmakehimself_________（understand）.interestedtolearntoturnitunderstoodPracticeSincesportisaninseparablepartofday-to-daylife,therearelotsofsportsidiomsthathavefoundtheirwayintoeverydaylanguage.由于運(yùn)動(dòng)是日常生活不可分割的一部分，大量關(guān)于運(yùn)動(dòng)的習(xí)語(yǔ)也相應(yīng)出現(xiàn)在了日常用語(yǔ)中。①Oureconomicfortunesare

inseparablefromthoseofEurope.我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)命運(yùn)和歐洲息息相關(guān)。②Hefirmlybelieveslibertyis

inseparablefromsocialjustice.他堅(jiān)信自由與社會(huì)正義是不可分的。inseparableadj.

不可分離的，分不開的

beinseparablefrom…與……不可分離①M(fèi)any

of

the

poisons

in

ewaste

find

their

way

into

the

environment.電子垃圾中的許多有毒物質(zhì)都會(huì)進(jìn)入環(huán)境中。②The

best

work

will

find

its

way

into

international

collections.最好的作品將為國(guó)際收藏家收藏。findone’swayinto…:偶然來(lái)到；無(wú)意中處于/進(jìn)入……的境遇way相關(guān)短語(yǔ)1.intheway=inone'sway2.inthisway=thisway(in常省略)

3.bytheway4.ontheway5.makeone’sway6.pushone’sway7.loseone’sway8.pickone’sway9.fightone’sway10.feelone’sway11.

inchone’sway擋路，礙事這樣/就這樣/以這種方式順便問一下在路上，即將到來(lái)

排除困難前進(jìn)推開人群前進(jìn)迷路擇路而行殺出一條路摸索前行緩慢前行FootballFootball(orsoccer,asitiscalledintheUSA)isoneofthemostpopularsportsintheworldandmanycountrieshavetheirownfootballleagues.TheEnglishlanguageisfullofidiomswhicharethoughttohavecomefromfootball.足球（football，在美國(guó)又叫soccer），是世界上最受歡迎的體育運(yùn)動(dòng)之一，許多國(guó)家都有自己的足球聯(lián)賽。英語(yǔ)中有許多習(xí)語(yǔ)被認(rèn)為源自足球。

Asyouknow,inafootballmatch,playerstrytokickorheadtheballintotheopposingteam’sgoal,whichisthenetbetweentwobiggoalposts

fixedtotheground.Canyouimaginethateverytimeyouhaveachancetoscore,thegoalpostsaremoved?Thatwouldbenotonlydifficult,butalsoupsetting.Ifsomeone“movesthegoalposts”ineverydaylife,itmeanstheyunfairlychangetherulesorrequirementsforsomething.Aninsurancesalesmanwhoisabouttoreachhisannualsalestarget,onlyforthecompanytomakethetargethigher,couldrightlycomplainaboutthecompanymovingthegoalposts.如你所知，在一場(chǎng)足球比賽中，球員們?cè)噲D將球踢進(jìn)或頂進(jìn)對(duì)方球隊(duì)的球門，也就是固定在地上的兩根粗大門柱之間的那張網(wǎng)。你能想象，每次你有機(jī)會(huì)進(jìn)球時(shí)，門柱卻被移動(dòng)了嗎？那樣的情形不僅難以應(yīng)對(duì)，而且令人沮喪。如果在日常生活中有人movethegoalposts（移動(dòng)門柱），意味著這些人不公正地改變了某件事情的規(guī)則或要求。如果一位保險(xiǎn)銷售員就快達(dá)到年度銷售目標(biāo)了，而公司卻在這時(shí)提高了銷售目標(biāo)，那么他就可以正當(dāng)?shù)乇г构緈ovethegoalposts。Asyouknow,inafootballmatch,playerstrytokickorheadtheballintotheopposingteam’sgoal,whichisanetbetweentwobiggoalposts

fixedtotheground.which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句,修飾先行詞goalas引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句,as替代整個(gè)句子過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)fixedtotheground作后置定語(yǔ)，修飾twobiggoalpostsopposingadj.對(duì)立的；對(duì)抗的；相競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的(1)opposevt.&vi.反對(duì)；對(duì)抗oppose(doing)sth.

反對(duì)(做)某事opposesb.

/sb.

’sdoingsth.

反對(duì)某人做某事(2)opposedadj.強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)的；截然不同的asopposedtobeopposedto(doing)sth.

反對(duì)(做)某事(3)opponentn.對(duì)手，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者；反對(duì)者(4)oppositeprep.&adv.在……的對(duì)面1.The

(oppose)teamweresoconvulsedwithlaughterthattheyalmostforgottohittheball.2.Thewitnessopposed

(turn)upatthecourt,whichmadehimworried.3.Somepeople,however,seem_____________deathpenalty,apparentlyoutofhumanlove.opposingturningtobeopposedtoPracticeAninsurancesalesman...couldrightlycomplainaboutthecompanymovingthegoalposts.(lines18-20)complainv.抱怨，不滿，發(fā)牢騷，投訴complaintosb.of/about(doing)sth.complain(tosb.)that...

n.

complaintmakeacomplaint1.Shecomplained______me__________hisrudeness.2.Thefood_______________(complain)abouttothenurse.(人們)向護(hù)士投訴了伙食不好。3.Thepolicereceivedseveral___________(complain)aboutthenoisefromourparty.toabout/ofwascomplainedcomplaintsPracticeThankfully,goalpostsdonotreallymove—butwhenaplayerscoresanowngoal,heorshemightwishtheydid.“Scoringanowngoal”infootballmeansaccidentallykickingorheadingtheballintoone’sownnet,anditisoneoftheworstthingsthatcanhappentoafootballplayer.Ifsomeonemakesabadmistakewhichunintentionally

harmstheirowninterests,theyaresaidtohavescoredanowngoal.Youmightseethisexpressioninthenewspaperswhenthelocalcouncil

makesadecisionwhichbackfiresterribly!謝天謝地，門柱并不會(huì)真的移動(dòng)——但是當(dāng)一名球員scoreanowngoal（進(jìn)烏龍球）時(shí)，他（她）說(shuō)不定會(huì)希望球門真能移動(dòng)。在足球中，進(jìn)烏龍球的意思是不小心將球踢進(jìn)或頂進(jìn)了自己隊(duì)的球門，而這是一名球員所能遇到的最糟糕的情況之一。如果有人犯下了無(wú)意中損害自身利益的嚴(yán)重錯(cuò)誤，那么人們就會(huì)說(shuō)，這樣的人是在進(jìn)烏龍球。當(dāng)?shù)胤阶h會(huì)作出了一項(xiàng)決策，結(jié)果卻適得其反時(shí)，你也許就會(huì)在報(bào)紙上看到這個(gè)說(shuō)法！Ifsomeonemakesabadmistakewhichunintentionally

harms

theirowninterests,theyaresaidtohavescoredanowngoal.如果有人犯了嚴(yán)重的錯(cuò)誤，無(wú)意中損害了他們自身的利益，就可以說(shuō)他們擺了烏龍。①They

had

unintentionally

provided

wrong

information.

他們無(wú)意中提供了錯(cuò)誤的信息。②I

offended

him

quite

unintentionally.

我冒犯了他完全是出于無(wú)心。unintentionally

adv.withoutintention非故意地；無(wú)心地【詞塊積累】(1)intention

n.意圖,目的,打算intentional adj.故意的;蓄意的;策劃的intentionally adv.故意地,有意地(2)intend v.打算,想要,計(jì)劃intendtodosth. 打算做某事hadintendedtodosth. 本打算做某事beintendedtodosth. 目的是做某事beintendedfor

為……打算或設(shè)計(jì)的①PerhapsImisledyou,butitwasquite____________(=Ididnotmeanto).也許我誤導(dǎo)了你,但那絕不是有意的。②(2020·全國(guó)Ⅱ卷)Usingemojiscanaddhumorandfeeling,keeping________clear.使用表情符號(hào)可以增加幽默和感覺,保持意圖清晰。③TomisinChinaand_________________hiseducationhere.

湯姆在中國(guó),并打算繼續(xù)在這里接受教育。unintentionalintentionintendstocontinuePracticeBaseballBaseballisanoldandpopularsportthathasgiventheEnglishlanguagemanydifferentidioms.Youmighthaveheardexpressionslike“intheballpark”or“aballparkestimate”.Thevenuewhereabaseballgameisplayediscalledaballpark.So,evenifwedonotknowexactlywheretheballisduringthegame,wecanassumethatitissomewhereintheballpark.Forthisreason,peopleusetheexpression“intheballpark”or“aballparkestimate”totalkaboutroughestimates.

棒球是一項(xiàng)古老而廣受歡迎的體育運(yùn)動(dòng)，它也為英語(yǔ)提供了許多不同的習(xí)語(yǔ)。你也許聽過(guò)intheballpark（在棒球場(chǎng)里）或是aballparkestimate（一個(gè)棒球場(chǎng)的估計(jì)）這樣的說(shuō)法。進(jìn)行棒球比賽的場(chǎng)地被稱為棒球場(chǎng)（ballpark）。因此，即便我們?cè)诎羟虮荣愔胁⒉恢狼虻臏?zhǔn)確位置，我們?nèi)匀豢梢哉J(rèn)定它就在球場(chǎng)內(nèi)的某處。為此，人們會(huì)用intheballpark或者aballparkestimate這樣的說(shuō)法來(lái)談?wù)摯致缘墓烙?jì)。

where引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句先行詞是抽象地點(diǎn)名詞時(shí)，若關(guān)系詞在從句中作主語(yǔ)或賓語(yǔ)，不能用where，而要用關(guān)系代詞。Thisidiomisoftenusedtotalkaboutsituationswherepeoplefailafterwastingthreechances.當(dāng)先行詞是situation,stage,case,point,position,circumstance,condition,state等表示抽象地點(diǎn)的名詞時(shí)，若關(guān)系詞在定語(yǔ)從句中作狀語(yǔ)，則定語(yǔ)從句常用where或“介詞+which”來(lái)引導(dǎo)。【語(yǔ)境應(yīng)用】單句語(yǔ)法填空。1)Thiszooisnottheonlyplace_________theanimalcanbeseen.2)Youcannotputyourpetsinacircumstance_________theymightbekilled.3)Obesityisaconditionin________thebodystoreslarge,unhealthyamountsoffat.4)Ithasbeenfoundthatacrossallagesonein10peopleintheUKoftenfeellonely,astate_________canimpactuponone’sphysicalhealth.wherewherewhichwhichPracticeShe’sgotherselfintoadangeroussituation_____she’slikelytoloseherlife.Thechildisatthestage_______shecansayindividualwordsbutnotfullsentences.Butnowcomesanimportantpoint__________Iamgoingtousethroughoutthislecture.Ithankedhimfortheposition___________hehadofferedme.wherewherewhich/thatwhich/thatAnothercommonbaseballexpressionis“throwingsomeoneacurveball”.Curveballsareballsthatsuddenlyturnintheair,andtheseareofcoursedifficultfortheotherteamtohandle.Weusethisexpressiontodescribethingsthatareunexpectedanddifficulttorespondto.“Threestrikesandyouareout”isanotheridiomthatcomesfrombaseball.Asitsuggests,inbaseballthismeansthatabatter(thepersonwiththebaseballbatinhisorherhands)isoutaftermakingthreeunsuccessfulattemptstohittheball.Thisidiomisoftenusedtotalkaboutsituationswherepeoplefailafterwastingthreechances.另一個(gè)常見的棒球相關(guān)說(shuō)法是throwsomeoneacurveball（給某人扔一個(gè)曲線球）。曲線球（curveball）是指能在空中突然轉(zhuǎn)向的球，而這種球必然會(huì)讓對(duì)方球隊(duì)難以應(yīng)付。我們用這個(gè)說(shuō)法來(lái)形容那些出乎意料又難以應(yīng)對(duì)的事情。threestrikesandyouareout（三振出局）是另一個(gè)來(lái)自棒球的習(xí)語(yǔ)。正如字面意思所說(shuō)，三振出局在棒球運(yùn)動(dòng)中指的是擊球手（手持棒球球棒的人）如果連續(xù)三次未能擊中，就會(huì)出局。這個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)經(jīng)常用于談?wù)撃橙隋e(cuò)失三次良機(jī)后失敗的情況。handlevt.處理,應(yīng)付;控制,操縱n.把手,拉手;柄【詞塊積累】(1)handleoneself

控制自己(的行為)handlewell/badly 容易/不容易操縱handleit=manageit 應(yīng)付得了(2)get/haveahandleonsb./sth. 弄懂,理解,搞明白givesb.ahandle(onsth.)弄懂,明白,理解flyoffthehandle 冒火;勃然大怒表示“處理”的表達(dá)copewith,dealwith,dowith根據(jù)語(yǔ)境寫出handle的意義①Thefinancedepartmenthandlesalltheaccounts. (

)②Somecustomersarequitedifficulttohandle. (

)③Weteachthechildrentohandletheanimalsgently. (

)④Ididn’tknowifI’dbeabletohandlesuchalargevehicle. (

)⑤Thenheturnedthehandleandwentin. (

)處理應(yīng)付撫摸駕駛;操縱把手Practicerespondto響應(yīng);回答;對(duì)……做出反應(yīng)【詞塊積累】(1)respond

vi.回答;響應(yīng);做出反應(yīng)(2)response n.回答;反應(yīng)inresponseto 對(duì)……做出反應(yīng)make(a)responseto回答/響應(yīng)……;對(duì)……做出反應(yīng)①Uptonow,manyparticipants____________________________theappealsforfunds.

到目前為止,許多參與者對(duì)籌集資金的呼吁做出了慷慨的響應(yīng)?！菊Z(yǔ)法填空】②In________(respond),themomkneelsdowntoshowhowhappyandthankfulshefeels.③Wewerequiteawarehowyouwouldrespond__ourrequest.④Weswungfromsidetosideinresponse__thedriver’ssharptwistsofthewheel.

havemadegenerousresponsetoresponsetotoPracticeAsyouknow,inafootballmatch,playerstrytokickorheadtheballintotheopposingteam’sgoal.(lines12-14)Asitsuggests,inbaseballthismeansthatabatterisoutaftermakingthreeunsuccessfulattemptstohittheball.(lines42-43)as引導(dǎo)的從句類型__________________非限制性定語(yǔ)從句as引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句可以放在主句前,也可以放在主句后，可以代替前面整個(gè)句子的意思，有“這一點(diǎn)”、“正如...正像...”的意思1.___________________(情況總是如此),solvingoneproblemcancauseoruncoveranother.2.Heisfromthesouth,____________________(這一點(diǎn)我們可以得知)fromhisaccent.3.________________(正像我記得的那樣),therewereanetbarhere.4.Freddie,____________________(正如被期待的),wasattendingtheconference.AsisoftenthecaseaswecanseeAsIrememberasmightbeexpectedPracticeBoxingEnglishalsohasalargenumberofidiomsconnectedwithboxing,whichhasbeenapopularsportforthousandsofyears.Aboxer

isnotallowedtousehisorherfiststohittheopponent

belowthewaist.Hencecomestheidiom“belowthebelt”.Inday-to-daylife,ifsomeonemakesanunfairandcruelremark,wecandescribeitas“belowthebelt”.英語(yǔ)中也有大量習(xí)語(yǔ)與拳擊有關(guān)，這是一項(xiàng)數(shù)千年來(lái)一直很受歡迎的運(yùn)動(dòng)。拳擊手不允許用拳頭擊打?qū)κ盅恳韵碌牟课?。因此有了belowthebelt（腰部以下，意為不正當(dāng)?shù)摹说模┻@個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)。在日常生活中，如果有人發(fā)表了有失公允的刻薄評(píng)論，我們就可以形容這種評(píng)論是belowthebelt。

remark(1)makearemark/remarkson/upon 對(duì)……發(fā)表評(píng)論/看法(2)remarkon/upon 談?wù)?評(píng)論(3)remarkable adj.非凡的；顯著的n.談?wù)?，言?vi.&vt.說(shuō)起，評(píng)論Hecametoaconclusionfromtheir_________(remark)thattheywerenotinfavoroftheplan.It'sthatkindofcourageanddeterminationthatmakeshimsucha_____________(remark)character.在別人不在時(shí)談?wù)撍麄兊娜秉c(diǎn)是不禮貌的?！鶬t’sbadmanners______________________theirshortcomingsintheabsenceofotherpeople.(remarkv.)→It’sbadmanners___________________________theirshortcomingsintheabsenceofotherpeople.(remarkn.)remarksremarkabletoremarkon/upontomakeremarkson/uponPractice“Throwinginthetowel”isanothercommonidiomthatcomesfromboxing.Whenaboxerislosingbadlyandistootiredorconfusedtogiveuponhisorherown,thecoachwillliterallythrowatowelintotheringtoendthefight.Ineverydaylife,thisidiomsimplymeansadmittingdefeatandgivingup.Sportischallengingandsoislife.However,whenyouarethrownacurveball,donotthrowinthetowel—workhard,becarefulnottoscoreanowngoal,andyouaresuretomakeit!throwinthetowel（扔毛巾）是另一個(gè)來(lái)自拳擊的常用習(xí)語(yǔ)。當(dāng)一名拳擊手輸?shù)煤軕K，并且因太過(guò)疲憊或思維太混亂而無(wú)法自己宣告放棄時(shí)，教練就會(huì)真的扔一條毛巾到擂臺(tái)上，示意結(jié)束對(duì)抗。在日常生活中，這個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)就是“承認(rèn)失敗，放棄”的意思。體育運(yùn)動(dòng)充滿了挑戰(zhàn)，生活同樣也是如此。然而，當(dāng)你接到一個(gè)曲線球時(shí)，不要放棄——努力奮斗，注意別進(jìn)烏龍球，你就一定會(huì)成功！SportischallengingandsoisthestudyoftheEnglishlanguage.1）soisthestudy是_________句。2）基本句型結(jié)構(gòu)：

(1)“so+be動(dòng)詞/助動(dòng)詞/情態(tài)動(dòng)詞十主語(yǔ)”（用于肯定句中）意為“……也一樣”。(2)“neither/nor+be動(dòng)詞/助動(dòng)詞/情態(tài)動(dòng)詞+主語(yǔ)”（用于否定句中）意為“……也不……”倒裝(3)Soitis(was)with.../Itis(was)thesamewith...(句中既有否定又有肯定)意為“……也一樣”(4)“so+主語(yǔ)+be動(dòng)詞/助動(dòng)詞/情態(tài)動(dòng)詞”

意為“確實(shí)如此，的確如此”?！狶iHuawillspeakatthemeetingtomorrow.——Sohewill.確實(shí)如此.1.—Iusuallyhavemilkandbreadforbreakfast.—So_____I.2.Jennyhasfinishedherhomework.So_____herbrothers.3.IfJoedoesn’tgototheparty,____________doI.4.AuntreallyenjoyedFranceand_________grandmaandI.dohaveneither/norsodidPracticeWorkhard,becarefulnottoscoreanowngoal,andyouaresuretomakeit.(lines60-61)句式:祈使句+and+陳述句

祈使句+or/otherwise+陳述句注意：祈使句可變形為

名詞短語(yǔ)Devoteyourselftoyourjob,______finallyyou’llsucceed.Onemorehour,_____I’llgettheworkfinished.andHurryup,___________we’llbelate.or/otherwiseand=Givemeone...努力奮斗，小心不要進(jìn)烏龍球，你一定會(huì)成功的！對(duì)比練習(xí):_________(devote)yourselftoyourjob,andfinallyyou’llsucceed._________(devote)yourselftoyourjob,finallyyou’llsucceed._________(devote)yourselftoyourjobwillmakeyousucceed.DevoteDevotingDevotingPracticemovesthegoalpostsscoringanowngoalintheballpark/aballparkestimatethrowingsomeoneacurveballthreestrikesandyouareoutbelowthebeltthrowinginthetowel

改變規(guī)則

進(jìn)烏龍球；無(wú)意中做讓自己吃虧的事情

大致估計(jì)

給某人出難題

三振出局

不公正的、傷人的

放棄SummarySincesportisan___________(separate)partoflife,therearelotsofsportsidiomsthathavefoundtheirwayintoeverydaylanguage.Aninsurancesalesmanwhoisabouttoreachhisannual