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The following is a list of phrases from sports that have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved usages and meanings independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The sport from which each phrase originates has been included immediately after the phrase.
For glossaries of terms, please place the glossaries in Category:Glossaries of sports and, if one exists, the sport-specific subcategory of Category:Sports terminology. Do not a create a sport-specific subcategory just to hold a lone glossary article (it will just get up-merged again at WP:CFD ).
1. The spherical object which the bowler propels towards the batter, who may attempt to hit it with the bat. Constructed of leather stitched around a cork core. A red ball is used in timed matches (or a pink ball for day/night cricket ), whilst a white ball is used in limited overs cricket. 2. A single delivery.
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A player doing a keepie-uppie. Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. [1] A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture.
Glossary of Canadian football terms. Glossary of chess. Glossary of climbing terms. Glossary of contract bridge terms. Glossary of cricket terms. Glossary of cue sports terms. Glossary of curling. Glossary of cycling.
1. The number 1 in baseball refers to the pitcher's position, a shorthand call for throwing to first, a single hit, and a fastball sign. 1-2-3 inning An inning in which a pitcher faces only three batters and none safely reaches a base. "Three up, three down." 1-2-3 double play
From Old Brittonic *kumba, meaning "valley". [4] [6] Frequently used as a place-name element in southwestern England. Probably Brittonic (OED1) local. crag. According to the OED 'apparently of Celtic origin: compare Irish and Gaelic creag, Manx creg, cregg, Welsh craig rock.