Steal A Base Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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steal a base What does steal a base mean?	to sneak from one base to another in baseball	The player was easily able to steal a base during the game.
steal a base What does steal a base mean?	sneak from one base to another in baseball	sneak from one base to another in baseballThe young baseball player won an award for stealing the most bases in one year.
steal a base What does steal a base mean?	to sneak from one base to another in baseball	The baseball player won an award for stealing the most bases in one year.
steal a base What does steal a base mean?	to sneak from one base to another in baseball	The player was easily able to steal a base during the baseball game.
	Some Random Idioms
rally What does "rally" mean?	party; gathering; event
make oneself conspicuous What does "make oneself conspicuous" mean?	attract attention to oneself	The man made himself conspicuous by wearing the pastel-colored sports jacket.
not in the same league What does "not in the same league" mean?	much inferior to someone	much inferior to someoneOur soccer team was not in the same league as the Brazilian players who we met at the tournament.
delts What does "delts" mean?	deltoid muscles, particularly when well developed
birds and the bees What does "birds and the bees" mean?	the facts about sex and birth and life	The boy learned about the birds and the bees in his health education class at school.
first-string What does "first-string" mean?	the best group of players on a team	Our team will use their first-string players for the game today.

in (someone's) name What does "in (someone's) name" mean?	in someone's ownership, as someone's property	We put the property in my name so that it would be easier to get a loan on it.
Hot button What does "Hot button" mean?	A hot button is a topic or issue that people feel very strongly about.
attracted to (someone) What does "attracted to (someone)" mean?	feel a physical or emotional attraction to someone	feel a physical or emotional attraction to someoneI was attracted to the woman at the party from the moment that I first met her.
Taste of your own medicine What does "Taste of your own medicine" mean?	If you give someone a taste of their own medicine, you do something bad to someone that they have done to you to teach them a lesson.
have ants in one`s pants What does "have ants in one`s pants" mean?	to be restless, to be nervous	The teacher told the little boy that he was moving around like he had ants in his pants.

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Steal A Base Idiom