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A list of phrases about sports and games

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A list of phrases about sports and games

A list of phrases about sports and gamesFrom 'Back to square one' to 'Win one for the Gipper', sports and pastimes loom large in our language. Here's a select list::

Back to square one

Ballpark figure

Bandy words

Beer and skittles

Behind the eight ball

Blind-man's buff

Booby prize

Bowl a maiden over

Card-sharp

Cat's Cradle

Come up trumps

Different strokes for different folks

Drag race

Fair play

GOLF - Gentlemen only, ladies forbidden

Grand slam

Helter-skelter

Hit for six

I spy with my little eye

Keepy-uppy

Level playing field

Life's not all beer and skittles

Local derby

Mexican wave

Middle for diddle

Moving the goalposts

No dice

No holds barred

Not by a long chalk

Not playing with a full deck

Off his own bat

Play ducks and drakes

Punch above one's weight

Route one

Rub of the green

Saved by the bell

Step up to the plate

Sticky wicket

Throw in the towel

Throw your hat into the ring

Toe the line

Under wraps

When the going gets tough, the tough get going

Win hands down

Win one for the Gipper