MINDMAP: All about sports idioms

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They\u2019ve both got 17 per cent of the vote so far.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>If you <strong>give free rein tosomeone<\/strong>, you give them enough freedom to make their own decisions:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>They\u2019ve told us what the aim of the project is, but they\u2019ve given us free rein to come up with our own ideas.<\/em><\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Unbenannt: Text"},"subContentId":"2aaea7f7-d53f-4f4c-a8f4-1646cf29dcd3"}]},{"position":{"x":79.29061784897024,"y":44.90828290468986},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"<p>A <strong>heavyweight <\/strong>is a person who is important because of their abilities or experience:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>She\u2019s been a minister for ten years and is also an expert in economics, so she\u2019s a real heavyweight in the government.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>If someone <strong>doesn\u2019t pull their punches<\/strong>, they speak openly and critically:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>The new director doesn\u2019t pull his punches when he gives his opinion, which is why he\u2019s already made quite a few enemies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>A <strong>blow-by-blow account<\/strong> is a detailed description of what happened:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>I want to know exactly why the police were called to your house last night. \u2013 OK, I\u2019ll give you a blow-by-blow account.<\/em><\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Unbenannt: Text"},"subContentId":"7469d0bd-ed8c-49b1-ab54-83cc40ca3bf6"}]},{"position":{"x":78.604118993135,"y":71.34077155824508},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"<p>If you <strong>get a raw deal<\/strong>, you are treated badly or unfairly:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>People who have to drive a long way to work are getting a raw deal because of the new tax on petrol.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>If you <strong>play your cards right<\/strong>, you use any opportunity or advantage you have to deal with a situation in a way that will benefit you and get you what you want:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>If she plays her cards right, she could become head of the company next year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>If you <strong>follow suit<\/strong>, you do the same thing that someone else has done:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Everyone ordered beer, so I decided to follow suit.<\/em> (= I also ordered beer.)<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Unbenannt: Text"},"subContentId":"3c73dac4-eeba-4878-89b0-b74e262c7c20"}]},{"position":{"x":31.46453089244851,"y":71.32895234493192},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"<p>A ball is used in many sports \u2013 and in idioms, too. If you <strong>are on the ball<\/strong>, you are aware of any changes or new trends and able to react quickly to what is happening:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>He\u2019s 98 but still very much on the ball. He reads the papers and listens to the news every day.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>If the <strong>ball is in your court<\/strong>, it\u2019s your turn to take a decision or to act:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>I\u2019ve told the building firm how much we can pay for the work. Now, the ball\u2019s in their court. Let\u2019s see what they say.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>If you <strong>start (or get) the ball rolling<\/strong>, you begin an activity so that others will follow or join in:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Everyone was sitting down at the party, so I decided to start the ball rolling by getting up to dance.<\/em><\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Unbenannt: Text"},"subContentId":"7f64f0e5-b040-4871-b40c-3a46b0a271fa"}]},{"position":{"x":30.205949656750576,"y":44.811365355521936},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"<p>Some common expressions in English are about sport in general. If you have a good chance of succeeding, you have <strong>a sporting chance<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>It\u2019s not certain we\u2019ll win the contract, but our proposal is good, so I think we have a sporting chance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Someone who doesn\u2019t complain when they lose is a <strong>good sport<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>She\u2019s a good sport. When I got the job instead of her, she said I\u2019d been the more suitable candidate and deserved to get promoted.<\/em><\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Unbenannt: Text"},"subContentId":"7ec9c1a3-5ae9-4d6f-ab54-f5694479dd5f"}]}],"hotspotNumberLabel":"Hotspot Nummer #num","closeButtonLabel":"Schlie\u00dfen","image":{"path":"images\/image-63049e12aeb17.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":2048,"height":1536}},"metadata":{"title":"Mindmap - Sports idioms","license":"U"}},