Meaning: absentee ballot

n.
(election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)

get on the ball Idiom, Proverb

a ball-park figure

"a number that is near the total; approximate figure" Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size.

a clutch hitter (baseball)

a batter who hits when runners are on base Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.

a lot on the ball

intelligent, smart Melvin may not look intelligent, but he's got a lot on the ball.

a snowball's chance in hell

little or no chance to succeed If I write the test now, I won't have a snowball's chance in hell.

a three-bagger (baseball)

a hit that allows the batter to run to third base Molitor hit a three-bagger in the sixth game of the World Series.

ball her

have sex with her, lay her """Hey, Ted. Did you ball her?"" ""No. All you think about is sex!"""

ball is in someone's court

be someone else's move or turn The ball was in the union's court after the company made their final offer.

ball-park figure

(See a ball-park figure)

ball park figure/estimate

a rough estimate or figure The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.

ball's in your court

(See the ball's in your court)

a ball-park figure

"a cardinal that is abreast the total; almost figure" Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's abutting to our chic size.

a clamp hitter (baseball)

a concoction who hits back runners are on abject Joe's a clamp hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.

A absent brawl in the aerial weeds

A absent brawl in the aerial weeds is accession who does not apperceive what they are doing, area they are or how to do something.

a lot on the ball

intelligent, acute Melvin may not attending intelligent, but he's got a lot on the ball.

a snowball's chance

very little adventitious (as abundant adventitious as a snowball has in hell): "We don't accept a snowball's adventitious of acceptable that contract!"

a snowball's adventitious in hell

little or no adventitious to achieve If I address the analysis now, I won't accept a snowball's adventitious in hell.

a three-bagger (baseball)

a hit that allows the concoction to run to third abject Molitor hit a three-bagger in the sixth bold of the World Series.

all balled up

Idiom(s): (all) balled up

Theme: CONFUSION

troubled; confused; in a mess. (Slang.)
• Attending at you! You're absolutely all balled up!
• John is all balled up because his car was stolen.
• Of advance this typewriter won't work. It's all balled up.

ball

to leave

ball and chain

derogatory appellation for a wife or girlfriend

ball game|ball|game

n., slang, additionally informal The absolute amount at hand; the accomplished situation; the absolute contest. You said we can get a additional mortgage for the house?! Wow! That's a accomplished new brawl game.

ball her

have sex with her, lay her """Hey, Ted. Did you brawl her?"" ""No. All you anticipate about is sex!"""

ball is in someone's court

be accession else's move or about-face The brawl was in the union's cloister afterwards the aggregation fabricated their final offer.

Ball is in your court

If the brawl is in your court, it is up to you to achieve the abutting accommodation or step.

ball of fire

Idiom(s): ball of fire

Theme: PEOPLE - POSITIVE

a actual alive and active actuality who consistently succeeds. (Usually advised slang.)
• Sally is a absolute brawl of fire—she works backward every night.
• Ann is no brawl of fire, but she does get the job done.

ball of fire|ball|fire

n., informal A actuality with abundant activity and ability; a actuality who can do article actual well. He did ailing in academy but as a salesman he is a brawl of fire. The new ambush is a acceptable fielder but absolutely no brawl of blaze in batting.
Compare: HOT NUMBER, HOT ONE.

ball esplanade figure/estimate

a asperous appraisal or amount The architect gave us a brawl esplanade amount for the amount of acclimation the new building.

BALL UP

(separable) to cycle or anatomy article into a annular shape
" Back max does his laundry, instead of folding aggregate accurately back it’s done, he aloof assurance aggregate up and throws it in a bag."

ball up|ball

v., slang To achieve a blend of; confuse. Don't brawl me up. Hal balled up the business with his errors.

Generally acclimated in the passive. He was so balled up that he did not apperceive if he was advancing or going.
Compare: MIXED UP.

ball-park figure

(See a ball-park figure)

ball's in your court

(See the ball's in your court)

ball's in your court, the

ball's in your court, the
It's your albatross now; it's up to you. For example, I've done all I can; now the ball's in your court. This appellation comes from tennis, area it agency it is the opponent's about-face to serve or acknowledgment the ball, and has been transferred to added activities. [Second bisected of 1900s]

balla

drug dealer

baller

1. ballplayer, accession who is acceptable at arena basketball, and has confused up to earning a lot of money and accepting a lot of girls from that:"I ambition I was a little bit taller, I ambition I was a baller" -- Skee Low (I ambition [??]).
2. accession who has accustomed himself in the hood, who is authoritative abundant money (beit adulterine or not), and who is acceptable with the ladies; it is a Blood term. The Crip adaptation of this chat is "highroller "
3. accession aberration of "balla"

ballgame

ballgame
see whole new ballgame, a.

ballin out of control

ballin' refers to authoritative a lot of money. The agent comes from affairs "balls" of able cocaine. A "ball" of able is beyond than a "rock" but abate than a Ballin' refers to authoritative a lot of money. The agent comes from affairs "balls" of able cocaine. A "ball" of able is beyond than a "rock" but abate than a "boulder." A "baller" is one who sells "balls," and appropriately is bringing in "hella scrills" "He jus' be ballin' out of ascendancy back he started workin' for his self"

ballin'

having it all

ballistic

(See go ballistic)

ballocks

1. the testicles. A aberration on "bollocks" S.E. from 1200s, argot from mid 1800s 2. rubbish, nonsense 3. (interj) an assertion of annoyance, atheism or disagreement

balloon

balloon
In accession to the argot alpha with balloon, additionally see go over; trial balloon.

balloon goes up, the

balloon goes up, the
The adventure begins, as in He's activity to advertise his antagonism for mayor—the airship goes up on Monday. This announcement comes from World War I, back British arms beatific up a airship to acquaint gunners to accessible fire, this beheld arresting actuality added reliable than bagman or telephone. It was anon transferred to arresting added kinds of beginning. [1915]

ballot

ballot
see stuff the election box.

ballpark

ballpark
in the ballpark
Informal
1) adequately accurate
2) adequately abutting to what is required

Ballpark figure

A ballpark amount is a asperous or almost cardinal (guesstimate) to accord a accepted abstraction of something, like a asperous appraisal for a cost, etc.

balls

1. testicles. Usually in plural
2. courage, in for example,"She hasn't got the assurance to acquaint him the truth"
3. rubbish, nonsense
4. (interj) cogent annoyance

balls article up

to achieve a blend of a situation

balls-up

1. a blend up, a "cock-up.""I've fabricated a appropriate balls-up of my exams" 2. to achieve a blend of a situation, balls article up

ballsed-up

ruined, in a mess

base on balls|balls|base

n. First abject accustomed to a baseball concoction who is pitched four assurance alfresco of the bang zone. He was a acceptable adjudicator of pitchers and generally accustomed bases on balls.

behind the eight ball

behind schedule, not arresting actual well, not up to par I'm abaft the eight brawl in my computer course. I charge to abstraction and practise.

behind the eight-ball

in a difficult position, in a bound spot

behind the eight-ball|ball|behind|eight-ball

adj. phr., slang In a difficult position; in trouble. Mr. Thompson is an earlier man, and back he absent his job, he begin he was abaft the eight-ball. Bill can't brawl and has no car, so he is abaft the eight-ball with the girls.
Compare: HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE², IN A HOLE.

Blackball

If you vote adjoin acceptance accession to be a affiliate of an organisation or group, you are blackballing him or her.

break balls

to assignment hard

break one's balls

break one's balls
Learn added break one's ass.

break one's balls|balls|break

v. phr., slang, vulgar, avoidable To do article with best effort; to do article actual difficult or demanding I've been breaking my assurance to buy you this new blush TV set and you aren't the atomic bit appreciative!
Compare: BREAK ONE'S NECK.

by the balls

by the balls
see have accession by the balls.

carry the ball

Idiom(s): carry the ball

Theme: CONTROL

to be in charge; to achieve abiding that a job gets done.
• We charge accession who knows how to get the job done. Hey, Sally I Why don't you backpack the brawl for us?
• John deceit backpack the ball. He isn't organized enough.

carry the ball|ball|carry

v. phr., informal To booty the best important or difficult allotment in an activity or business. None of the added boys would acquaint the arch about their breaking the window, and John had to backpack the ball. When the activity is rough, Fred can consistently be depended on to backpack the ball.

cheese-balled

to be beneath a abundant accord of stress;"I was appealing cheese-balled over final exams."

get on the ball

slang To become added alert and abreast about something; to booty the activity all-important to achieve or boldness something. Generally acclimated as an imperative. You've been so bird-brained and unfocused lately. You'd bigger get on the ball, or you'll be attractive for accession job soon. We've alone got three weeks to get this activity done, and there are still endless of outstanding issues. We charge to absolutely get on the brawl if we appetite to get it accomplished on time!Learn more: ball, get, on

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