- If someone does a Devon Loch, he/she fails when he/she is very close to winning. Devon Loch was a horse that collapsed just short of the winning line of the Grand National race.
Ball is in your court
- If the ball is in your court, it is up to you to make the next decision or step.
Below the belt
- If someone says something that is cruel or unfair, it is below the belt, like the illegal punches in boxing.
Football's a game of two halves
- If something's a game of two halves, it means that it's possible for someone's fortunes or luck to change and the person who is winning could end up a loser.
Fighting chance
- If you have a fighting chance, you have a reasonable possibility of success.
Get the ball rolling
- If you get the ball rolling, you start something so that it can start making progress.
Hook, line and sinker
- If somebody accepts or believes something hook, line and sinker, they accept it completely.
Punching bag
- A punching bag (or punch bag) is a person who gets a lot of unfair criticism.
Jump the gun
- If you jump the gun, you start doing something before the appropriate time.
Level playing field
- If there is a level playing field everybody is treated equally.
Par for the course
- If something is par for the course, it is what you expected it would be. If it is above par, it is better, and if it is below par, it is worse.
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