Baseball Idioms

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Across
  1. 1. Know the __________. = be aware of the essential facts about a situation.
  2. 2. Give me a __________ figure. = Provide a rough estimate
  3. 4. Drop the __________. = Make a mistake; mishandle things
  4. 5. Level the playing __________. = Make the situation equal for all competitors.
  5. 6. Keep you __________ on the ball. = Stay focused on the objective
  6. 7. Bat a __________ = Succeed at every attempt; have a perfect success record
  7. 9. In the home __________ = Within sight of your objective; in the last stage of the process
  8. 11. __________ base = Briefly make or renew contact with someone.
  9. 13. __________ free = Safe and with all of your problems behind you.
  10. 14. Hit or __________ = Unpredictable; as likely to be successful as to be unsuccessful
  11. 16. Hit a home __________. = Achieve a success
Down
  1. 1. __________ out. = Fail; Use all of your chances unsuccessfully.
  2. 2. In a whole new __________ = In a completely different situation from beforehand
  3. 3. Step up to the __________. = Take action in response to an opportunity or crisis.
  4. 4. Give sb a play __________play account. = Describe something in sequential detail; provide commentary
  5. 8. Right off the __________ = Immediately; before doing anything else
  6. 9. Call the __________. = Make decisions; take control
  7. 10. __________all your bases. = Execute a task thoroughly; prepare for every possibility.
  8. 12. Be __________ base = Be mistaken, misguided, far from the objective
  9. 15. In full __________ = At the height of activity