face off »
The starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.
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fresh legs »
Somebody who has yet to play in a match, and therefore has plenty of energy.
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go the distance »
To participate in a boxing match for its maximum number of rounds.
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if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle »
(colloquial, vulgar, humorous) It is fruitless to speculate about counterfactual situations."We would have won the match if we'd had a decent goalkeeper.""And if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle!"
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knock up »
To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.
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match made in heaven »
A marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.
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match made in heaven »
A very successful combination of two people or things.
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match made in hell »
A marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.
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match made in hell »
A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.
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nip and tuck »
So evenly matched that the advantage shifts from one to the other, and the outcome is uncertain.
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out of one's league »
In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others, whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.
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ringside seat »
A seat in the front row of a boxing or wrestling match.
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slanging match »
A row; an argument in which names are called.
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the whole shooting match »
Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.
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up one's alley »
Matching a person's interests or abilities well.
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