Explains 8 idioms using baseball vocabulary like play hard ball or strike out and provides practice in recognition of the correct usage. Good for vocabulary development and language understanding. For all levels of ESL. Created by Coleman's Classroom.

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To play ball
• cooperate with someone to
accomplish a common goal
• do business with someone
I can’t play ball with someone
who refuses to compromise.

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To keep your eye on the ball
pay attention to the task at
hand, whatever it may be
If you want to succeed in the
market place, you must keep
your eye on the ball.

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To drop the ball
make a mistake, usually costly
We are going to Work
overtime because John really
dropped the ball.

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To be thrown a curve ball
have something unexpected
occur and catch one
unprepared
My teacher really threw me a
curve ball with the pop quiz.

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To play hardball
compete seriously for something
The prosecution will be playing
hardball in the upcoming trial.

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To make a pitch
offer or suggest something.
He gave a good sales pitch,
but we didn’t buy the car.

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To step up to the plate
be in the position where action
is possible.
If you want that promotion,
you need to step up to the
plate.

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To strike out
to fail at something
There’s no way he will get
that job because he really
struck out in the interview
yesterday.

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I got the job! I really
struck out Today!!
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I got the job! I really
struck out Today!!
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I didn’t get the job!
I really struck out
today!!
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I made a pitch for a new
scooter and I think I will get
one for christmas.
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I made a pitch for a new
scooter and I think I will get
one for christmas.
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He really dropped the ball on
that essay! I was a week late!
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He really dropped the ball on
that essay! I was a week late!
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I expected to fail the midterm
since I didn’t study a lot. That
threw me a curve ball for sure!
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I expected to fail the midterm
since I didn’t study a lot. That
threw me a curve ball for sure!
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I didn’t expect to fail the
midterm since I studied a lot.
That threw me a curve ball for
sure!
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To be successful in a writing
class, student truly have to
keep an eye on the ball! There
are just so many assignments
to keep up with.
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To be successful in a writing
class, student truly have to
keep an eye on the ball! There
are just so many assignments
to keep up with.
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If you are doing well in class,
step up to the plate and keep
doing your homework on time!
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If you are doing well in class,
step up to the plate and keep
doing your homework on time!
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If you are not doing well in
class, step up to the plate and
start doing your homework on
time!
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When you are working on a
team, you have to play ball to
finish the project on time.
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When you are working on a
team, you have to play ball to
finish the project on time.
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These days, getting a
scholarship requires you to play
hardball. It is so competitive!
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These days, getting a
scholarship requires you to play
hardball. It is so competitive!
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