sport+idiom

= = // Sports Idioms //

Sports generally originate from a specific sport such as baseball or sailing. Over time these phrases have come to mean something that can be used in everyday life. While most sports idioms can still be used when discussing sports, they are even more common in other areas of life, especially the business world. You can study these idioms just as you would any other vocabulary:



// [|**a ballpark figure | a ballpark estimate**] // If you give a ballpark figure or a ballpark estimate, you give a number which you think is fairly close to the actual one.

// [|**across the board**] // If something is across the board, it relates to all without exception.

// [|**ahead of the game**] // You are ahead of the game if you have an advantage over your competitors in any activity in which you try to do better than others, such as in business, academia, sports, etc.

// [|**another string to your bow**] // If you have another string to your bow, you have another way of making a living.

// [|**behind the eight ball**] // If you're behind the eight ball, you're in a difficult or dangerous position.

// [|**get off on the wrong foot**] // If you get off on the wrong foot, you start something poorly, or begin with a mistake.

// [|**jump the gun**] // If you jump the gun, you start doing something too soon.

// [|**jump through hoops | go through hoops**] // You can say you had to "jump through hoops" or "go through hoops" if you had to complete a lot of tasks before being permitted to do something.

// [|**no holds barred**] // If something is done with no holds barred, it's done without restriction, rules or restraint.

// [|**off your own bat**] // If you do something off your own bat, you do it without being asked to or told to.

// [|**on the ball**] // If you're on the ball, you're alert and you know what's going on around you.

// [|**par for the course**] // If something is par for the course, it's what you'd expect it to be.

// [|**plain sailing**] // If something is plain sailing, it's very easy to do and there are no problems to overcome.

// [|**quick off the mark**] // If you are quick off the mark, you are quick to react to an event or an opportunity.

// [|**run rings around | run circles around**] // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">If you run rings around someone, or run circles around them, you do something much better than they do.

[|skate on the ice] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">If you're skating on thin ice, you're doing something risky, or you're in a situation that could <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">quickly become dangerous.

// [|**the ball's in your court**] // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">If someone you're negotiating with says "the ball's in your court", they think it's your turn to make a move or make an offer.

// [|**the name of the game**] // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">You can say something is the name of the game if it's the most important thing you need to know or to have in order to succeed at something.

// [|**wide of the mark**] // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">If something is wide of the mark, it isn't true or accurate, or it misses the target.

// [|**You can't win them all.**] // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">Something you can say after you, or someone else, loses a contest or fails to achieve something (said to make losing seem not so bad).


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// Sports Vocabulary //

<span style="color: #31849b; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 26.6667px;">Sport is one of the most popular topics for conversation. To learn the words you need for conversations about sport, study this sports vocabulary lists:


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Word ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Example sentence ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Meaning ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">arena || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The arena was full of excited spectators cheering on their team. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a level area for holding sports events, surrounded by seats for spectators ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">amateur || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Olympic Games were originally for amateur athletes only. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">engaged in something, like playing sports, without payment; non-professional ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">athlete || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Most professional athletes spend hours every day in training. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a person who trains for and competes in a sport ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">athletics || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">There are some very good runners on our athletics team. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">'track and field' events of running, jumping, throwing, etc. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">award || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">All the members of the winning team were awarded a gold medal. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to give someone something as a reward for high achievement ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">beat || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Italy beat France to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to defeat someone in a game or a competition ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">captain || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The captain usually leads his or her team onto the field. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the leader of a team ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">catch || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A wicketkeeper in cricket must be very good at catching the ball. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to grab and hold something that has been thrown ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">champion || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The boxer Muhammad Ali was World Heavyweight Champion three times. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a top-rated, highly successful player ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">cheer on || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The fans made a lot of noise cheering on their team. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to shout encouragement to a team or a player ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">coach || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Players should carry out their coach's instructions during a game. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a person who trains and directs an athlete or a sports team ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">compete || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Over 10,000 athletes will compete in the Olympic Games. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to take part in a contest or a competition ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">competition || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The English Premiership League is one of the world's top football competitions. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">an organized event in which people compete to win ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">competitor || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Each competitor in a golf tournament must record his or her own score. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a person who takes part in a competition or a sporting contest ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">contest || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Do you know who won this year's figure skating contest? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a game or event in which people compete to win ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">court || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The tennis courts at Wimbledon in London have a grass surface. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a quadrangular area on which ball games are played, such as tennis or basketball ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">course || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A golf course usually has eighteen holes. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">an area of land prepared for racing, golf, or other sports ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">cup || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">After they won the final game, the winners were awarded the Championship Cup. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a cup-shaped trophy, awarded as a prize in a contest ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">defeat || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Our players were very happy after they defeated their opponents in the final game. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to win a victory over opponents in a game or contest; to beat ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">defend || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The team attacked and scored two goals, then spent the rest of the game defending the lead. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to protect one's goal rather than attempt to score against one's opponents ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">draw || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The score was 1-0, but the losing team got a late goal and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to finish a contest or game with an even score; tie ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">event || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The 100 metres run is one of the most exciting events in athletics. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a particular contest in a sporting programme ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">fan || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Sometimes the umpire of a tennis match has to tell noisy fans to be quiet. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a person who supports a particular sport, team or player ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">field || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">How many players are allowed on the field during a baseball game? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a piece of land marked out for a sports contest e.g. hockey field ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">final score || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Today's basketball game was very close. The final score was 84 to 82. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the score at the end of a game ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">fitness || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I exercise at the gym every day for fitness and good health. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the condition of being physically fit and healthy ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">goal || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Jimmy got the ball, ran down the pitch, and then scored the best goal of the game. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">an instance of scoring in a ball game by getting the ball into a target such as between goal-posts, through a hoop, or into a net. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">gym / gymnasium || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Our gym has a lot of new exercise equipment, including running machines and cycling machines. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a room or building equipped for physical exercise ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">half-time || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The players went into the rooms at half-time and listened to their coach. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the interval between the first and second halves of a game ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">judge || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In sports like diving and gymnastics, judges score each performance in a contest. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a person who rates the quality of a sporting performance, usually by awarding points ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">league || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Nearly every town in the U.S. has teams in a local baseball league. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a group of sports clubs that play each other over a period for a championship ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">leisure || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">It's good for kids to spend some of their leisure time playing sports. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">free time, or the use of free time for enjoyment ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">lob || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Her lob flew high into the air and dropped into the back of the court, just inside the baseline. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a shot that is hit in a high arc, usually over the opponent's head ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">manager || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Liverpool sacked their manager after they lost eight of their previous ten games. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the person in charge of a sports team ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">medal || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Every athlete's dream is to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a piece of engraved metal given to signify an achievement or an honor ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">object || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The object of the game of football is to score more goals than the opponents. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the thing you want to get or achieve; what you aim to do ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">offside || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Forwards have to learn how to avoid being caught in an offside position. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In an illegal position ahead of the ball (in football, rugby, hockey, etc.) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">opponent || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Roger Federer's opponent in the Wimbledon final was Rafael Nadal. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the person one competes against in a contest or a game; rival ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">pass || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A defender tries to pass the ball to a forward in a good position to score. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to throw or kick the ball to another player on one's own team ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">penalty || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The penalty for abusing a referee is usually a one-match suspension. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a punishment imposed on a player or team for breaking the rules of a sport ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">perform || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">All the athletes will do their best to perform well in the Olympic Games. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to carry out a practised activity, such a play a sport ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">performance || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Venus Williams put in one the best performances of her life to win the tournament. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">an instance of competing in a sports event in public ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">physique || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Rugby players work hard in the gym to build up their physiques. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the form or shape of a person's body ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">pitch (1) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The fans cheered as the players ran onto the pitch. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a playing field (British) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">pitch (2) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Our pitcher threw one of the best pitches of his life to win the game. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a throw of the ball, esp. in baseball and softball ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">player || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">How many players are on the court during a doubles match in tennis? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a person who plays a sport ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">practise

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> (U.S. spelling; practice) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Professional golfers spend hours every day practising their shots. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to repeatedly do something in order to develop one's skill ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">professional || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Tiger Woods has been a professional golfer since he was 20 years old. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a person whose paid occupation is playing a sport ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">record || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Do you know who holds the world record for the men's 100 metres? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the best performance that has been officially measured and noted ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">referee || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The referee saw a foul, blew his whistle and awarded a free kick. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a sports official with authority to make rulings during a contest ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">rules || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In several sports there is an offside rule, and it's often difficult to explain. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the laws or regulations that govern how a game or sport is played ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">score || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Do you know how to keep score in badminton? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the number of points a competitor or team earns during a game ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">serve || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Serving the ball is one of the most important skills in sports like tennis. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to hit the ball to begin play (in tennis, table tennis, squash, volleyball, etc.) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">shoot || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In basketball, players try shoot from outside the 3-point line to score the extra points. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to kick, hit, or throw the ball in an attempt to score a goal (in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">skill || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ken has gone to a boxing camp to improve his boxing skills. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the ability to do something well ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">spectator || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Spectators can add a lot to sporting events by creating an exciting atmosphere. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a person who watches an event ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">sportsmanship || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Good managers know how to teach their players sportsmanship. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">an attitude of fairness, respect for opponents, and graciousness in winning or losing ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">stadium || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The stadium was built for sports, but it's sometimes used for concerts as well. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a sports arena with tiered seating for spectators ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">strategy || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">One of the jobs of the manager or coach is to develop a strategy for winning each game. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a plan to achieve an objective ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">tackle || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Rugby players have to learn how to tackle an opponent strongly but fairly. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to challenge an opponent who has the ball ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">tactics || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Players use tactics such as attacking their opponent's weaknesses in order to win. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">an action or strategy planned to achieve an objective ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">talent || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Our daughter's basketball coach says she has a lot of natural talent for the game. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a natural aptitude or skill ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">teammate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The team wins because the players are always looking for their teammates. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a fellow member of a sports team ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">teamwork || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The best teams spend a lot of time on the training ground working on teamwork. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the combined action of a group of people ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">tie || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The score was very close throughout the game, and it ended in a tie with 89 points each. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a result in a game in which teams have the same final score; a draw ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">tournament || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The four major tennis tournaments form what is known as the 'Grand Slam'. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a series of contests between a number of competitors, who compete for an overall prize ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">trainer || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Some players are a bit lazy and need a strict trainer to make them work hard. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a person who helps athletes develop their skills and fitness ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">train || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The hockey team trains every Tuesday and Thursday after school. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">to teach a skill over time through instruction; to practise a skill ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">trophy || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The players carried the trophy over their heads as they ran around the stadium. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a decorative object awarded as a prize in a contest or a tournament ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">umpire || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In a game of cricket, there are two umpires on the field during play. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a sports official with authority to make rulings during a contest ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">victory || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The players had worked very hard, and they deserved their victory. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the act of winning a game or contest ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">whistle || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The referee blew his whistle twice to signal the end of the match. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a small instrument that makes a high-pitched noise when blown ||


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