4 Boxing Idioms

FOUR IDIOMS FROM THE SPORT OF BOXING

IDIOM: in your corner

• MEANING: on your side
• EXAMPLE: If you get arrested, you need a good lawyer in your corner.

IDIOM: take off the gloves

• MEANING: get serious about something
• EXAMPLE: If we want to win the sales competition, we'll have to take off the gloves.

IDIOM: be saved by the bell

• MEANING: win unexpectedly, at the last moment
• EXAMPLE: He was about to kiss me when my mom came out; I was saved by the bell.

IDIOM: throw in the towel

• MEANING: give up; surrender
• EXAMPLE: If we don't do better soon, we'll have to throw in the towel.

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