Sport idioms

To throw in the towel

To give up

Across the board

Equal for everyone

At this stage in the game

At this point

The ball is in your court

Sth is up to you

To bark up the wrong tree

To get the wrong idea / person

To call the shots

To make the decisions

To chip in

To help by donating money

To be a front runner

To be expected to win

To have a head start

To start before others

To get into the full swing of sth

To be confortable doing sth after some time

To get off the hook

To scape / To have responsibility removed

To give your best shot

To try your hardest

To go overboard

To exaggerate

To hit below the belt

To do sth unfair or cruel

To jump the gun

To start too early

To keep one’s head above water

To try to not fall behind

To learn the ropes

To learn / understand new things

To be on target

To do the right thing to succeed

To be out of sm’s league

To not be as good as sm

To be plenty of other fish in the sea

To be other people to date

To shot in the dark

To guess

To skate on thin ice

To do sth risky

To start the ball rolling

To start

To take the bull by the horns

To accept a challenge and try your best

To win hands down

To win easily

To take a time out

To take a break