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A very hard and flat pitch, good for batting on. Synonyms such as street, highway, etc. may sometimes be used in the same context. Rogers The second XI of a club or county. From the Warwickshire and New Zealand player Roger Twose. [citation needed] A groundsman applies a roller to the pitch, while another paints the popping crease Roller
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.
A high, easy-to-catch, fly ball hit to the outfield. The phrase is said to have originated in the nineteenth-century and relates to an old-time grocer's method of getting canned goods down from a high shelf. Using a stick with a hook on the end, a grocer could tip a can so it would fall for an easy catch into his apron.
Selectivity – ability of a type of fishing tackle or gear to catch a certain size or kind of fish, compared with its ability to catch other sizes or kinds. Seashore – the coast or that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. See intertidal zone. Shelf break – where the continental shelf and continental slope meet.
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
Japanese - 網の目に風とまらず (ami no me ni kaze tomarazu) Literally meaning "You can't catch wind in a net." Another idiom of improbability is 畑に蛤 ( Hata ni hamaguri ) which means "finding clams in a field".
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Drop shot (colloquial: dropper): Play in which the player hits the ball lightly enough to just go over the net, usually with backspin; designed to catch a player who is away from the net off guard. [45] Drop volley: Drop shot executed from a volley position. Dual match: A team competition format used at the college level in the US.