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A cup of coffee ( A
baseball
expression denoting a break from major league
baseball
)
Abide with me ( hymn traditionally sung at the English
football
Cup Final )
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Address the ball ( golfing term denoting readiness to play )
After the ball was over
Agent Zero ( Nickname of
basketball
player Gilbert Arenas )
Air Canada ( Nickname of
basketball
player Vince Carter )
Air Jordan ( Nickname of
basketball
player Michael Jordan )
Air Zaire ( Nickname of
basketball
player Dikembe Mutombo )
All Day ( Nickname of American
football
player Adrian Peterson )
Are you ready for some football?
Baby Bull ( Nickname of
baseball
player Orlando Cepeda )
Baby Gramps ( Nickname of
basketball
player Greg Oden )
Baby Jordan ( Nickname of
basketball
player Harold Miner )
Bad Moon ( Nickname of American
football
player Andre Rison )
Ball achingly good
Ball and chain
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Ball of fire
Balling the jack
Ballpark figure
Balls
to the wall
Balls
up
Bam Bam ( Nickname of
baseball
player Hensley Meulens )
Bart the Cool ( Nickname of American
football
player Bart Starr )
Baseball
card
Batman and Robin ( Nickname of
baseball
players Mike Piazza and Robin Ventura )
Bean Burrito ( Nickname of
basketball
player Nick Young )
Beast or Perk ( Nickname of
basketball
player Kendrick Perkins )
Behind the eight ball
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Big Al ( Nickname of
football
player Alan Shearer and of
basketball
player Al Jefferson )
Big Baby ( Nickname of
basketball
player Glen Davis )
Big Ben ( Nickname of
basketball
player Ben Wallace and American
football
player Ben Roethlisberger )
Big Cat ( Nickname of American
football
player Leon Lett )
Big Cat ( Nickname of
baseball
player Andres Galarraga )
Big Country ( Nickname of
basketball
player Bryant Reeves )
Big Daddy ( Nickname of American
football
Dan Wilkinson )
Big Dog ( Nickname of
basketball
player Glenn Robinson )
Big Donkey ( Nickname of
baseball
players Billy Butler and Adam Dunn )
Big Game James ( Nickname of
basketball
player James Posey )
Big Game James ( Nickname of
basketball
player James Worthy )
Big Mac ( Nickname of
baseball
player Mark McGwire )
Big Nasty ( Nickname of
basketball
player Corliss Williamson )
Big Papi ( Nickname of
baseball
player David Ortiz )
Big Phil ( Nickname of
football
manager Luiz Felipe Scolari )
Big Poison ( Nickname of
baseball
player Paul Waner )
Big Puma ( Nickname of
baseball
player Lance Berkman )
Big Red ( Nickname of
basketball
player Arvydas Sabonis )
Big Sam ( Nickname of
football
manager Sam Allardyce )
Big Shot Becky ( Nickname of
basketball
player Becky Hammon )
Big Shot Bob ( Nickname of
basketball
player Robert Horry )
Big Six ( Nickname of
baseball
player Christy Mathewson )
Big Smooth ( Nickname of
basketball
player Charlie Villanueva )
Big Snacks ( Nickname of
basketball
player Jerome James )
Big Sofo ( Nickname of
basketball
player Sofoklis Schortsanitis )
Big Z ( Nickname of
baseball
player Carlos Zambrano )
Big Z ( Nickname of
basketball
player Zydrunas Ilgauskas )
Bird Man ( Nickname of
basketball
player Chris Andersen )
Black Jack ( Nickname of
baseball
player Jack McDowell )
Black Jesus ( Nickname of
basketball
player Amare Stoudemire )
Black Mamba ( Nickname of
basketball
player Kobe Bryant )
Black Mike ( Nickname of
baseball
player Mickey Cochrane )
Black Moses ( Nickname of
basketball
player Baron Davis )
Blue Moon ( Nickname of
baseball
player John Odom )
Boom Dizzle ( Nickname of
basketball
player Baron Davis )
Brand new ballgame ( A
baseball
expression meaning when a team that has been behind ties up the game )
Brazilian Blur ( Nickname of
basketball
player Leandro Barbosa )
Break your
balls
Broadway Joe ( Nickname of
baseball
player Joe Namath )
Bron Bron ( Nickname of
basketball
player LeBron James )
Brush back ( A
baseball
expression meaning to subvert or threaten verbally )
Buc The World ( Nickname of
basketball
player Greg Buckner )
Buffet of Goodness ( Nickname of
basketball
player Channing Frye )
Bullet Joe ( Nickname of
baseball
player Charles Rogan )
Bust a move (
dance
in a stylish way )
Bust your
balls
By the
balls
Bye Bye ( Nickname of
baseball
player Steve Balboni )
Can of corn ( A
baseball
expression meaning a ball which is easy to catch )
Captain Bly ( Nickname of
baseball
player Bert Blyleven )
Captain Canada ( Nickname of
basketball
player Steve Nash )
Captain Crunch ( Nickname of
basketball
player Jalen Rose )
Captain Hook ( Nickname of
baseball
manager George Anderson )
Captain Jack ( Nickname of
basketball
player Stephen Jackson )
Captain Kirk ( Nickname of
basketball
player Kirk Hinrich )
Carry the ball
Caught off base ( A
baseball
expression meaning unawares or by surprise )
Champagne Tony ( Nickname of American
football
player Tony Eason )
Charlie Hustle ( Nickname of
baseball
player Pete Rose )
Chicken Man ( Nickname of
baseball
player Wade Boggs )
Chocolate Thunder ( Nickname of
basketball
player Darryl Dawkins )
Cleanup hitter ( A
baseball
expression meaning a batter who comes in to solve a problem )
Clyde the Glide ( Nickname of
basketball
player Clyde Drexler )
Cold enough to freeze the
balls
off a brass monkey
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Connie Mack ( Nickname of
baseball
player Cornelius McGillicuddy )
Cool Joe ( Nickname of
baseball
player Joe Montana )
Cool Papa ( Nickname of
baseball
player James Bell )
Crazy Legs ( Nickname of American
football
player Elroy Hirsch )
Crime Dog ( Nickname of
baseball
player Fred McGriff )
Curve ball ( a difficult proposition - deriving from
baseball
terminology )
DaWhite Howard ( Nickname of
basketball
player David Lee )
Dance
With The One That Brought You ( Shania Twain song )
Dance
around the problem
Dance
attendance on
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Dance
like nobody's watching
Dance
of death
Dance
on someone's grave
Dance
the night away
Dance
to someone's tune
Dance
your socks off
Dandy Don ( Nickname of American
football
player Don Meredith )
Defende Reboundo ( Nickname of
basketball
player Dikembe Mutombo )
Det the Threat ( Nickname of
basketball
player Detlef Schrempf )
Dice K ( Nickname of
baseball
player Daisuke Matsuzaka )
Different ball game
Ditty Bop ( Nickname of
basketball
player Baron Davis )
Doc Howard ( Nickname of
basketball
player Dwight Howard )
Dollar Bill ( Nickname of
basketball
player Bill Bradley )
Don't get your
balls
in an uproar
Donnie ( Nickname of
baseball
player Don Mattingly )
Double header ( A
baseball
expression denoting two events held on the same day with the same participants )
Down to the last out ( A
baseball
expression meaning to have one last chance )
Downtown Freddie ( Nickname of
basketball
player Fred Brown )
Dragon Slayer ( Nickname of
baseball
player Josh Fogg )
Draw a
bead
on
Drop the ball
Ducks on a pond ( A
baseball
expression meaning having runners in scoring position )
Dust bunny
Earl the Pearl ( Nickname of
basketball
player Earl Monroe )
Earl the Squirrel ( Nickname of
basketball
player Earl Boykins )
El Caballo ( Nickname of
baseball
player Carlos Lee )
El Contusione ( Nickname of
basketball
player Manu Ginobili )
El Duque ( Nickname of
baseball
player Orlando Hernandez )
El Presidente ( Nickname of
baseball
player Dennis Martinez )
El Sid ( Nickname of
baseball
player Sid Fernandez )
El Toro ( Nickname of
baseball
player Fernando Valenzuela )
End of the ball game
Everyday Eddie ( Nickname of
baseball
player Eddie Guardado )
Eyeball
to
eyeball
Foot in the bucket ( A
baseball
expression meaning to act timidly or cowardly )
Fourth Quarter Vince ( Nickname of American
football
player Vince Young )
Fred Ex ( Nickname of American
football
player Freddie Mitchell )
Frisbee
golf
( A game based on
golf
but using frisbees rather than
balls
)
Garbage Man ( Nickname of American
football
player Michael Bradley )
Get Buckets ( Nickname of
basketball
player Ricky Davis )
Get the ball rolling
Ghostface ( Nickname of
basketball
player Joel Przybilla )
Give it the hairy
eyeball
Globe
trotter
Go-Go Gadget Arms ( Nickname of
basketball
player Kevin Garnett )
Going going gone ( A
baseball
expression by which an announcer describes a home run that is heading over the fence )
Golden
Balls
( Nickname of footballer David Beckham )
Golden Graham ( Nickname of
basketball
player Joey Graham )
Golden Guus ( Nickname of
football
manager Guus Hiddink )
Golden Sombrero ( A
baseball
expression denoting a player who strikes out four times in a game )
Gorgeous George ( Nickname of
baseball
player George Sisler )
Got you by the
balls
Great
Balls
Of Fire ( Jerry Lee Lewis song )
Grits N Gravy ( Nickname of
basketball
player Ricky Davis )
Ground Hog Day ( Nickname of
basketball
player Tim Duncan )
Ground ball ( A
baseball
expression meaning a prosaic or ordinary accomplishment )
Hair Canada ( Nickname of
basketball
player Steve Nash )
Half Man Half Amazing ( Nickname of
basketball
player Vince Carter )
Hammerin' Hank ( Nickname of
baseball
players Hank Aaron and Hank Greenberg )
Have a ball
Have the ball at your feet
He Hate Me ( Nickname of American
football
player Rod Smart )
Heavy Lunch ( Nickname of American
football
player Norman Hand )
Heavy hitter ( A
baseball
expression meaning a powerful or commanding person )
High ball
His Airness ( Nickname of
basketball
player Michael Jordan )
His Heinous ( Nickname of
basketball
player Bill Laimbeer )
Hit it out of the park ( A
baseball
expression denoting a complete or spectacular success )
Hot Plate ( Nickname of
basketball
player John Sam Williams )
Hot Rod ( Nickname of
basketball
player Rodney Hundley )
Hungry Hungry Hilton ( Nickname of
basketball
player Hilton Armstrong )
I'm Happy Just To
Dance
With You ( The Beatles song )
In play
In the same ballpark
Just
Dance
( Lady Gaga ( with Colby O'Donis song )
Keep the ball rolling
Keep your eye on the ball
Knock it out of the park ( A
baseball
expression denoting a complete or spectacular success )
Knock the cover off the ball ( A
baseball
expression meaning succeed beyond expectation )
Lead a merry
dance
Leadoff hitter ( A
baseball
expression denoting the player who bats first )
Let's
Dance
( David Bowie song )
Let's face the music and
dance
Major league ( A
baseball
expression meaning at the top rank )
Make a
balls
of something
Make a song and
dance
about
Mendoza line ( A
baseball
expression denoting a line marking a very poor performance )
Murder On The
Dance
Floor ( Sophie Ellis-Bexter song )
Murderers' Row ( A
baseball
expression denoting a group of talented individuals or valuable assets )
Ninth inning ( A
baseball
expression meaning an event or process is near the end )
No one likes us, we don't care ( A catchphrase from Millwall
football
supporters )
On deck ( A
baseball
expression meaning next in line )
On me head son ( Invitation to cross a
football
so that another player can head it )
On the ball
Pinch hit ( A
baseball
expression denoting a substitute or stand-in )
Pitch a shutout ( A
baseball
expression meaning not allowing an opponent any wins )
Platinum Sombrero ( A
baseball
expression denoting striking out five times in a game )
Play ball
Play
hardball
( A
baseball
expression meaning to be or act tough or aggressive )
Play
softball
( A
baseball
expression meaning to ask easy questions )
Political
football
Rally cap ( A
baseball
expression denoting a cap is a worn inside out or backwards )
Right off the bat ( A
baseball
expression meaning immediately without delay )
Run with the ball
Save The Last
Dance
For Me ( Ben E King song )
Save the last
dance
for me
Say it ain't so, Joe ( A
baseball
expression denoting disbelief )
Shoot a birdie ( score one under par in a
golf
shot )
Slam dunk
Snowball in hell's chance
Soccer
Mom
Soccer
Mom indicator
Song and
dance
Song and
dance
man
Sphere
of influence
Spot the ball
Start the ball rolling
Strike out swinging ( A
baseball
expression meaning to fail while giving it your best effort )
Swing for the fences ( A
baseball
expression meaning try for a substantial gain )
Switch hitter ( A
baseball
expression denoting a batter who can hit left or right handed )
Take cuts at someone ( A
baseball
expression meaning taking a verbal swing or striking a blow at a reputation )
Take me out to the ball game
That's the way the ball bounces
The
Basketball
Jesus ( Nickname of Larry Bird )
The
Cannonball
Kid ( Nickname of tennis player Roscoe Tanner )
The Crazy Gang ( Nickname of Wimbledon
Football
Club )
The Head Ball Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The
Masque
of the Red Death
The Ol' Ball Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The Queen of TV Comedy ( Nickname of comedienne Lucille Ball )
The Special One ( Nickname of
football
manager Jose Mourinho )
The ball is in your court
The belle of the ball
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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The old ball and chain
The sound of leather on willow ( sound of the ball on the bat in cricket )
The way the ball bounces
Throw a beanball ( A
baseball
expression meaning to attack an opponent by aiming at their head )
Took the collar ( A
baseball
expression meaning failing to get any hits )
Trap and ball ( children's ball game )
Triple play ( A
baseball
expression denoting the act of making three outs during the same play )
Wabash
Cannonball
( Roy Acuff song )
Whole ball of wax
Whole new ball game
Word association
football