The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors: A Compendium of Competitive Words and Idioms

by Chetwynd, Josh
ISBN: 9781607748113
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Overview

A gift-worthy playbook of common and unexpected words and idioms that have their roots in sports and games.

There are many metaphors we can quickly identify from the realm of sports: covering all the bases (baseball), game plan (football), and par for the course (golf). But the English language is also peppered with the not-so-obvious influence of sports and games, such as go-to guy (basketball) and dead ringer (horse racing). Filled with pithy entries on each idiom, plus quotes showing how big talkers from President Obama to rapper Ice-T use them, this quirky little handbook from former minor league ballplayer and award-winning journalist Josh Chetwynd is sure to be a conversation starter at tailgates, cocktail parties, and in the boardroom.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Chetwynd, Josh
  • ISBN: 9781607748113
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.10 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 224
  • Publication Year: 2016

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