Baseball Metaphors 101
First Pitch, Seventh Inning Stretch, Hit the Ball out of the Park, Pinch Hitter, Touch Base, Ballpark Estimate Over the years, it has become apparent to me that Baseball holds a unique place in...
Cultural nuances in language and symbols
As an immigrant into the US, I slowly became familiar with the different national origins represented here, such as African-American and Mexican-American groups. Mexican-American culture intrigued me. However, I had a superficial understanding of...
First Pitch, Seventh Inning Stretch, Hit the Ball out of the Park, Pinch Hitter, Touch Base, Ballpark Estimate Over the years, it has become apparent to me that Baseball holds a unique place in...
Political Chess, Political Baton, Lowering the Bar, Political Rope-a-dope, Scoring Political Points, Political Curveball, Political Home Run, Political Dominoes, Political firing line, Political Foot Soldiers, Taking the Flak Sports Metaphors in Politics Because we...
Unicorn, The Midas touch, Leprechauns guarding pot of Gold at the end of Rainbow, El Dorado, Face that launched a thousand ships, Milli Helen, Trojan Horse, Gremlins in my Computer, Volatility Gremlins Quoting Joseph...
Hand of God. God of Cricket, God’s gift to Mankind, God Forsaken, Man Proposes God Disposes, God helps those who help themselves, God works in mysterious ways, Put the fear of God into someone,...
Nectar of the Gods, Act of God , Greek God, God’s Country, Godspeed, Fit for the Gods, Alpha and Omega, Act of God (Force Majeure), Taking God’s name in Vain, As God is my...
Devil’s Advocate, Devil Incarnate, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Better the Devil you know, Devil-may-care, Daredevil, Making a Deal with the Devil, Devil to Pay, Selling Your Soul to the Devil,...
Angel Investor, Angel in Disguise, Deals made in Hell aren’t witnessed by Angels, Fools Rush in where Angels fear to Tread, Fallen Angel, Halo Effect, Get it’s Wings, Angel of Death, Seventh Heaven, Nirvana,...
I grew up on a diet of cricket in India, and media in cricket-loving countries use cricket related metaphors all around. When I immigrated to the US, I didn’t recognize baseball metaphors until I’d...
Political Grapevine, Political Spin Doctor, Political Pundit, Carpetbagger, Political Fence-Mending, Political Suicide, Political Witch hunt, Political Mumbo-Jumbo, Tweedledee and Tweedledum Politics, Whistle Stopping, Ride on other’s Coattails, Bread and Butter Issues, Third Rail Issues...
Political Red Herring, Political Tide, Gerrymandering, Logrolling, Swift Boat Politics, Political Crossroad, Political Compass , Political Mudslinging, Political Quagmire Use of Color in Political Metaphors In the 1990’s, the American media started to use...
Lipstick on a Pig, Dark Horse, Jockeying, Dead Heat, Political Handicapper, Champing at the Bit, Two Horse Race, Underdog, Dogfight, Dog Whistles, To Wag the Dog, Pork Barrel Politics, Bringing Home the Bacon, Donkey...
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