TBA Idiom, Proverb

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fastball

a baseball pitched at top speed (other pitches: slider, sinker, changeup, etc.) Judd

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political football

a program or issue used by politicians to get votes, play political games A day-care program is a political football. Politicians use it to get the votes of parents with babies.

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suffer a setback

lose a game, fail a test, become injured or ill Italy's soccer team suffered a setback losing to Ireland.

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TBA

To Be Announced - used when something will be announced later I looked in the television guide to see what the 7:00 movie would be but it only said TBA.

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deuce odims and darks on the cutback

fourty-eight hours ago

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Carpetbagger

A carpetbagger is an opportunist without any scruples or ethics, or a politican who wants to represent a place they have no connection with.

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Football's a game of two halves

(UK) If something's a game of two halves, it means that it's possible for someone's fortunes or luck to change and the person who's winning could end up a loser.

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cutback

n. An act of decreasing monetary sources. The cutback in military spending has caused many bases to be closed.

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meatball

n., slang A dull, boring, slow-witted, or uninteresting person. You'll never get an interesting story out of that meatball stop inviting him.

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outback

n. 1. The remote and uncultivated wilderness areas of Australia or New Zealand, with very few inhabitants. Mike and Barbara roughed it in the Australian outback for nearly two years. 2. Any remote, sparsely populated region. Tom's old ranch in Texas is next to an arid outback.

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setback

n. A disadvantage; a delay. We suffered a major setback when my wife lost her job.