GET A SECOND WIND
- MEANING
Have a burst of energy after tiring.
- ORIGIN
We could say this idiomatic expression has
scientific origins. Some researchers believe the second wind to be a result of
the body finding the proper balance of oxygen to counteract the buildup some
muscles component. Others claim second winds are due to endorphin production,
while still others believe it to be purely psychological
- EXAMPLES
- I was exhausted after 4 kilometers of running, but I got a second wind after I passed the shopping centre.
- If you start to feel tired in the middle of the exercise, preserve; you will soon get a second wind!
BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL
- MEANING
A difficult situation or position from which is
unlikely or difficult one can escape.
- ORIGIN
There is dispute about the origin of this phrase.
However, the origin which is thought to be true is the one that derives from the Eight Ball
version of the game of pool. The balls are numbered and must be potted in
order. A turn is forfeited if a player's cue ball hits the (black) eight ball
first and the game is forfeited if the eight ball is potted by mistake. A
'behind the eight ball' position leaves a player in a difficult position. There
is little agreement about when the game began to be played with eight balls, or
when it was first called Eight Ball.
- EXAMPLES
- The economic recession has really pot our new business behind the eight ball; nobody's spending money.
- Now Joe is behind the eight ball because his final Maths exam is in two days and he hasn't started studying yet.
THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT
- MEANING
It means that you one has three chances for making
mistake, next error and that person will be punished.
- ORIGIN
This idiomatic expression comes from baseball, a game
in which the batter has three chances to strike. If he fails all of them, he is
out of the game.
This idiom became famous when the former President of
the USA, Bill Clinton, used it as a slogan in his 1994 State of the Union
Address:
"Now
those who commit crimes should be punished. And those who commit repeated,
violent crimes should be told, 'When you commit a third violent crime, you will
be put away, and put away for good. Three strikes and you are out”
This idiomatic expression has named an American law,
colloquially called “the three- strikes law” (habitual offender law), which
impose harsher sentences on habitual offenders who are convicted of three or
more serious criminal offenses.
- EXAMPLES
- The school's no smoking policy is "three strikes and you're out".
- I'm fed up with your attitude; three stikes and you're out of the conversation, ok?
When studying English, as in sports, you need to be motivated. Thus, here you are the "Sports Song", by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Hope you enjoy it!
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