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gopher ball
A baseball pitch that is hit for a home run.
The pitcher's only weakness this year is the gopher ball.
grease-ball
An immigrant from a southern country, such as Mexico, Italy, or Spain; a person with oily looking black hair. This idiom should be avoidable.
Mr. White is a racist; he calls Mr. Lopez from Tijuana a grease-ball because he has dark hair.
ground ball
A ball batted onto the ground in baseball; a grounder.
Taylor hit a ground ball to the short-stop.
handwriting on the wall
A sign that something bad will happen.
John's employer had less and less work for him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for another job.
When Bill's team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall.
A warning; a message of some urgency.
"This nuclear plant is about to explode, I think," the chief engineer said. "We'd better get out of here in a hurry, the handwriting is on the wall."
have a ball
Enjoy yourself very much; have a wonderful time.
Замечательно проводить время.
After their parents left, the children had a ball.
Johnny had a ball at camp.
Mary and Tim have a ball exploring the town.
The party was great. We had a ball.
Вечеринка была чудная. Мы отлично повеселились.
have a snowball's chance in hell
To be condemned to failure; enjoy a zero chance of success.
Pessimists used to think that we had a snowball's chance in hell to put a man on the moon; yet we did it in July, 1969.
have all one's buttons
have all one's marbles
To have all your understanding; be reasonable. Usually used in the negative or conditionally.
He would not go to town barefooted if he had all his marbles.
Mike acts sometimes as if he didn't have all his buttons.
have it over
have it all over
To be better than; be superior to.
A jeep has it over a regular car on rough mountain trails.
A professional golfer usually has it all over an amateur.
Anne has it all over Jane in looks and charm.