The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors
A Compendium of Competitive Words and Idioms
Nonfiction, Sports, History, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
| Author: | Josh Chetwynd | ISBN: | 9781607748120 |
| Publisher: | Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale | Publication: | May 10, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Ten Speed Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Josh Chetwynd |
| ISBN: | 9781607748120 |
| Publisher: | Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale |
| Publication: | May 10, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Ten Speed Press |
| Language: | English |
**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.
**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.
