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the gloves are off Boxing, Hockey: See take off the gloves, below. go the distance Boxing: Carry through a course of action to completion. A boxer goes the distance when he can fight through all the scheduled rounds. OED cites the boxing idiom to 1934, but does not date its figurative usage. [19] go for an early bath
The term flight is a near synonym. [5] Can be combined with top spin or back spin to deceive the batter on the length of the delivery, or with off spin or leg spin to give the ball more time to drift. All out An innings which has ended due to the batting side running out of wickets, usually because ten of the eleven batters have been dismissed.
The sound of the bat hitting the ball. The term is used in baseball to mean "immediately, without hesitation". For example, a baserunner may start running "on the crack of the bat", as opposed to waiting to see where the ball goes. Outfielders often use the sound of bat-meeting-ball as a clue to how far a ball has been hit.
"The gloves are off now," Demirel wrote. "I am fighting back." 'I didn't take the money and run' Demirel defended the $1.8 million Blueprint investment in SoMo Walls, ...
A player with a powerful, accurate shot skilled at finishing plays. From the military term of the same name. spearing The act of jabbing an opponent with the blade of the stick. A double-minor penalty at minimum. [44] special teams A collective term for the players that play on the power play and shorthanded units. spin-o-rama
Trump and Harris shake hands, then take the gloves came off Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris shake hands before their first presidential debate, hosted by ABC News in ...
TAMPA — Tight end Cade Otton made an honest mistake that changed the way he catches the football. “I brought my gloves out to practice (one day last week), and I realized I brought two left ...
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. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...