Sports idioms are quite common in business settings
Sales - Golf
Tee it up = to start a meeting or presentation
Below par = to not be up to the standard
Above par = to be better than the standard
To get up to par = to improve performance to the standard
Scratch players = competitors starting from the same position
Get a hole in one = succeed on the first try
Proposing an Idea to Investors – Baseball
To make a pitch = to tell someone about an idea
To strike out = to be unsuccessful
Pinch hitting = taking the place of someone else
To hit out of the park = to be extremely successful
To play in the major leagues = to work with the best in the business
To throw a curveball = to ask a question or introduce an idea that is not expected
To step up to the plate = to take responsibility and do a good job
To field a question = to answer questions
To knock it out of the ball park = to do something extremely successfully
Sales - Golf
Tee it up = to start a meeting or presentation
Below par = to not be up to the standard
Above par = to be better than the standard
To get up to par = to improve performance to the standard
Scratch players = competitors starting from the same position
Get a hole in one = succeed on the first try
Proposing an Idea to Investors – Baseball
To make a pitch = to tell someone about an idea
To strike out = to be unsuccessful
Pinch hitting = taking the place of someone else
To hit out of the park = to be extremely successful
To play in the major leagues = to work with the best in the business
To throw a curveball = to ask a question or introduce an idea that is not expected
To step up to the plate = to take responsibility and do a good job
To field a question = to answer questions
To knock it out of the ball park = to do something extremely successfully
