Draw first blood

- to gain the first point or advantage in a contest (often in boxing or fighting with swords)

The heavyweight champion drew first blood in the boxing match but in the end he was defeated by his opponent.

First past the post

- the first person to reach the finish line and win a race (used in a horse race)

The young horse was first past the post and won a large amount of money in the race.

get one's feet wet

- to experience something for the first time, to get a little first-time experience with something

Before getting my feet wet, I spent many months studying the plans for the new project.
I just started my piano lessons - I have just begun to get my feet wet.

Get the ball rolling

- to begin something

We plan to start immediately and get the ball rolling on our project.

Get to first base with (someone or something)

- to make an advance with someone or in some undertaking (this comes from first base in baseball)

I wanted to talk about changing my work hours but I was not able to get to first base with my boss.

Go to bat for (someone)

- to support or help someone (in baseball you sometimes substitute one batter for another)

The teacher went to bat for the student when she was having problems with the school administration.

Go to the mat for (someone or something)

- to argue strongly on behalf of someone or something

The coach will always go to the mat for his players when they are having problems.

Have had a good innings

- to have enjoyed a long period of positive action or opportunity (from cricket where an innings is the time that a team spends batting and a good innings is when they score many runs)

The team had a very good innings and won the match easily.

Hit a home run

- to hit a baseball so far that the batter can run around all of the bases and score a run, to reach a big goal

My favorite baseball player hit a home run last night.
We hit a home run when we won the big contract.

Hit (someone) below the belt

- to not follow the rules, to do something that is not fair (hitting low in boxing is not fair)

The man was hitting below the belt when he began to criticize his friend unfairly.

hit the bull's-eye

- to achieve your goal perfectly

We hit the bull's-eye when we got the big sales contract.

In deep water

- in a serious situation, in trouble (a swimmer could be in trouble when he or she is in deep water)

The boy is in deep water because of his problems at school.

In full swing

- at the peak of activity, moving fast and efficiently

The baseball season was in full swing when we purchased our season's tickets.

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