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flying startThe start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.Rate it:

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home field advantageUsually in sports, the heightened performance enjoyed by the team playing on its own familiar field in front of its home crowd.Rate it:

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tear up the pea patchTo put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.Rate it:

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be camera readyMaintain your photo equipment, prepare for instant accessibility, carry film of various speeds.Rate it:

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put onTo don clothing or equipment.Rate it:

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second stringIn sports, a unit of players that plays behind the first string.Rate it:

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muck aboutTo do somethings with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.Rate it:

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bridgeA particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.Rate it:

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bush leagueA professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization.Rate it:

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legworkSkillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports.Rate it:

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back in the game In sports, when a losing team regains chances for winningRate it:

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baggageLuggage; traveling equipment.Rate it:

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battle cryBy extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.Rate it:

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body EnglishA body motion made to coax an object already propelled go in a desired direction. For example, a nervous leaning or twisting movement while playing sports such as golf or bowling, to "persuade" the ball to go in a desired direction.Rate it:

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call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

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cobble togetherTo put together without adequate preparation or equipment; to improvise minimally usable.Rate it:

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color inTo add colors to a black-and-white drawing, using colored drawing equipment.Rate it:

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colour inTo colourise; to add colours to a black-and-white drawing, using coloured drawing equipment.Rate it:

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companyA unit of firefighters and their equipment.Rate it:

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DiamondIn Railroad Parlance, the especially designed, critically installed rail-section in place at 'Cross-Over' point. Special Switch-Tower With Special Switch-Point Equipment operated 24/7 by Experts:Rate it:

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DNUInitialism of do not use : marking used to tag equipment or material that is not to be used.Rate it:

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faceplantThe act of landing face first, often associated with bailing during extreme sports.Rate it:

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field dayA school day for athletic events; a sports day.Rate it:

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flame outOf processes and equipment involving combustion, to fail due to extinction of flame.Rate it:

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for keepsTo compete seriously, with a strong resolve to win or succeed, as in sports or business.Rate it:

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get offTo stop using a piece of equipment.Rate it:

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kick buttThe words describe an action. The words can also describe a command for immediate physical action. Frequently used by military officers, sports team coaches and other leaders. Variations include street talk.Rate it:

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kick off the teamIn sports, to dismiss an athlete from a team, usually for misconduct, poor academic performance or other offenses.Rate it:

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kit outTo provide with equipment.Rate it:

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kit outTo supply with or dress in a uniform, especially a sports kit.Rate it:

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murderers’ rowAny particularly successful and powerful group of people (also commonly used to reference sports teams)Rate it:

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nose bleed seatsVery high seats in a sports arena or stadium (known for making your nose bleed because of their elevation)Rate it:

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over/underAlso expressed as over-under; In sports betting, a sportsbook predicts the combined teams' score for a certain game. In an over/under bet, people bet on whether the combined teams' score will be more than (over) or less than (under) the sportsbook's predicted total combined score of the gameRate it:

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patch togetherTo repair, especially in an improvised manner or with insufficient equipment.Rate it:

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rig outto provide with equipment or gearRate it:

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rooting interesta desire for, or interest in, the success of a particular person or group, often a sports teamRate it:

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southpawOne who is left-handed, especially in sports.Rate it:

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sub inReplace something or take someone's place, especially in sportsRate it:

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sub outTo remove from something or to have one's place taken, especially in sports.Rate it:

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SwitchStandA Normally Padlocked Manually-operated, Switch-point Arrangement At the Point Of a Sidetrack, Entry to A Yard, Commercial Warehouse, Shipping Terminal et al to enable shunting Entire Trains, Railcars, Rail Equipment from Mainline, or SpecLine, to Location/ Other:Rate it:

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there's only oneUsed in a chant, most often in sports matches, to express support for an athlete, coach, team etc..Rate it:

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to be named laterUsed other than as an idiom. In an exchange, a unspecified example of a thing (in sports, usually a player), either not yet chosen or named publicly, at the time of a trade.Rate it:

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tool upTo furnish with equipment.Rate it:

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victory at seaOcean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.Rate it:

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wise guyA knowledgable or successful sports bettor.Rate it:

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you can't walk on iceOne cannot except to go onto the battlefield, without all of your equipmentRate it:

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