BBC sport idioms – Balls

Oct 252012

In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three idiomatic phrases connected with ball
sports.
1. Keep your eye on the ball.
2. It’s a whole new ball game.
3. On the ball.

Transcript
Balls!
Hello, I’m a very interesting and intelligent man. And today these…
…balls and I are getting together to teach you some idioms in English.
I bet you’ve never been taught by some balls before.
When playing sports, it’s very important to keep your eye on the ball, because if you don’t…
…something bad can happen.
In English, when we want someone to give their complete attention to something, we say ‘keep your eye on the ball’.

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