pick

get two strikes against one

See: TWO STRIKES AGAINST.

No categories:

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

Subscribe to: American Idioms

English Slang

✉

We are in Telegram

Our RSS-feeds

Show All

See as well

have two strikes against one

[have two strikes against one] or [have two strikes on one] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have things working against you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

two strikes against one

[two strikes against one] {n. phr.} From baseball. Two opportunities wasted in some undertaking, so that only one chance is left. * /Poor John has two strikes against him when […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lightning never strikes twice in the same place

[lightning never strikes twice in the same place] The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. - A proverb. * /Billy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

strike

[strike] See: [CALLED STRIKE], [HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE], [LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE], [TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Recent updates

Orson Welles

(1915 - 1985) U.S. actor My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.

Idioms to Learn Today

New Reading / Flip-Card (learning) set has been shared.Check yourself now! Run flip-cards by definitions or by descriptions.

American Radio

A funny sketch by Russian comedy guys (Timur Batrutdinov, Garik Kharlamov, Garik Martirosyan and Andrey Skorokhod) that shows […]

can't help but

[can't help but] {informal} also {formal} [cannot but] {v. phr.} To be forced to; can only; must. * /When the streets are […]

leg to stand on

[leg to stand on] {n. phr.} A firm foundation of facts; facts to support your claim. - Usually used in the negative. * […]

conk out

[conk out] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To fall asleep suddenly with great fatigue or after having drunk too much. * /We […]

within reason

[within reason] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Within the limits of good sense; in reasonable control or check; moderate. * /I want […]

George Bernard Shaw

(1856-1950), Irish author If we have come to think that the nursery and the kitchen are the natural sphere of a woman, we […]