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The Origin of Words and Phrases: Sports

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The Influence of Sports on the English Language

A grand slam in baseball is a home run that is hit when there are players on all three of the bases scoring four runs. If you need to know something approximately, you can ask for a ballpark figure or a ballpark estimate. Rain checks used to be awarded to fans who purchased tickets to baseball games that were canceled due to rain. When you think about it, it's astonishing just how much of the English language is influenced by sports.

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