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"before kicking the ball into the goal, think like a goalkeeper."GoalkeeperRate it:

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"only those who dream in color can change a black and white world."DreamRate it:

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airmailTo throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.Rate it:

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around the hornA difficult or precarious route that is less advisable than a simpler alternative; also, in baseball, throwing the ball from third base to second to firstRate it:

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back upSo as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.Rate it:

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back upFor the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.Rate it:

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bald as a billiard ballOne whom has lost much hair and prematurely bald.Rate it:

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ball hogA player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing itRate it:

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ball of fireA person who is especially hard-working, high-achieving, ambitious, or active.Rate it:

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ball outMisspelling of bawl out.Rate it:

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ball upTo hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.Rate it:

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ball upTo crush into a ball shape.Rate it:

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ball-breakerA person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing.Rate it:

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balls upThird-person singular simple present indicative form of ball up.Rate it:

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bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball.Rate it:

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behind the eight ballAt a disadvantage.Rate it:

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Behind the Eight BallGetting into trouble or difficult situation due to bad luck, a situation through which, one might not get out easilyRate it:

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behind the eight-ballIn a difficult situation or tight spot.Rate it:

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belle of the ballthe best looking and/or best dressed girl at the dance (ball)Rate it:

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beyond the black stumpExtremely remote, outside the populated area.Rate it:

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blackWithout light.Rate it:

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blackLacking cream, milk, and creamer.Rate it:

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blackBad; evil.Rate it:

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blackOvercrowded.Rate it:

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blackAbsorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and colourless.Rate it:

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black and blueCovered in bruises.Rate it:

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black and whiteA type of giant cookie with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.Rate it:

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black and whiteA police patrol car.Rate it:

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black and whiteThe police, a police officer.Rate it:

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black as coalCompletely blackRate it:

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black as thunderVery black (especially of a mood, a frown, etc.).Rate it:

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black babiesThird world charities, the missions.Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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black beetleUsed other than as an idiom: see black, beetle.Rate it:

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black beetleThe Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.Rate it:

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black beetleThe oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae).Rate it:

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black beetleThe European species Feronia nigrita.Rate it:

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black beetleA common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:The African black beetle, Hetronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.The European species Feronia nigrita.Rate it:

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black beetlePlatyzosteria novae-zelandiae, a similar roach native to New Zealand.Rate it:

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black beetleThe African black beetle, Hetronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.Rate it:

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black don't crackPeople of African descent tend to wrinkle less with age than people with fairer skin.Rate it:

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black eyefacial injury where the area around the eye(s) turn blackish, bluish purpleRate it:

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black goldpetroleumRate it:

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black gumA tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica.Rate it:

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black gumUsed other than as an idiom: see black, gum.Rate it:

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black magicMagic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.Rate it:

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black manA (male) member of an ethnic group having dark pigmentation of the skin, typically of sub-Saharan African descent.Rate it:

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black manAn evil spirit, a demon.Rate it:

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black manBlack people collectively; black culture.Rate it:

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black manUsed other than as an idiom: see black, man.Rate it:

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