Idioms getting meaning by Eda Baki Zengin

Start the ball rolling/ score an own

2018-02-12 15:56:12 UTC

When i came to Zonguldak i thought it's not my dream and i scored an own goal but months later my life got in order. So, i started the ball rolling for myself and my happiness. Now ı am very successful- E-D-H

2018-02-12 16:02:42 UTC

Failure of a CEO

2018-02-12 16:04:30 UTC

While I was working as a CEO, I always started the ball rolling, but one time I took my eye off the ball in a meeting and because of my mistake our company went bankrupt, so my boss fired me for not being on the ball.
Eda, Şevval, Sevilay😘

ÖZGE BÜŞRA SELMA

2018-02-12 16:05:55 UTC

Me and my friends Büsra and Selma started the ball rolling last summer. This new activity was Bungee Jumping. We were very stresfull and nervous. We thought we died but scored an own goal. After the Bungee Jumping we were proud of ourselves because we moved the goalpost.

HAVVA-MERVE

2019-02-18 10:37:02 UTC

We won the university and this WAS a whole new ball game for us because we haD never been TO Zonguldak ~~and university~~.Merve rented an apart which WAS close to the main campus and Havva settled in a dorm in the same place.We thought that we were going to study in the main campus but then we learned we were going to study in İncirharmanı Campus.So, this ~~situation~~ moved the goalposts FOR us because it WAS far FROM OUR PLACES ~~for us~~.

buket

2019-02-18 11:21:55 UTC

Seven years ago, I heard something from my cousin. As far as her saying, there WERE free courses in the summer holiday for children to teach them some sport branches such as basketball, swimming AND volleyball. At first, I WAS not interestED and I said that I could not DO IT. Then, I realized that I SHOULD BE on the ball and THEREFORE changed my point of view ABOUT thEsE courses. With her help~~ing~~, I found myself IN a whole new ball game.

Guljan

2019-02-18 13:50:55 UTC

When I came to Zonguldak at first everything was a whole new ball game for me. Because of some people I took my eye ofF the ball. (SO WHAT HAPPENED?) But fortunately, I met with new friends who supported me and I could start the ball rolling with their helps.

Şevval

2019-02-18 15:46:41 UTC

Driving a car is loveD by young people because it is very amusing. (HOW SO?) But it is not easy at all.There are two conditions for driving a car easily. Firstly you must be on the ball. If you give YOUR attention to THE ROAD ~~way~~, you ~~dont~~ WILL NOT have an accident easily. You can aldı drive well. Firstly you musn't take your eye ofF the ball. Driving needs an attention. You should see everywhere when you are on your way. If you do these things, you CAN drive a car very easily.

Melisa

2019-02-18 16:57:51 UTC

A year ago, I won THE university. I owe my success to my efforts. I was always on the ball and i always studied hard. If i HAD tAKEN my eye off the ball, i wouldn't have succeeded.

Yasemin

2019-02-18 17:28:57 UTC

I came to Zonguldak for University many months ago and it was a whole new ball game for me because I had to start a new life. Now, I have to be on the ball for being successfull at University.

Nazlı-Damla

2019-02-18 18:23:06 UTC

Two weeks ago, we started the ball rolling. We decided NOT to CONSUME ~~nonconsumption~~ fast food. This ~~situation~~ is a whole new ball game for us.

Burçin-Doğu

2019-02-18 18:48:54 UTC

~~First~~For A person travelling should be important because everyone knows this means starting the ball rolling. You will always want to travel if it happens. We know this because the first time we went to Ukraine it was perfect although it was a whole new ball game for us. We couldn’t stop travelling after that beautiful country. All in all, it MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE first but it WON'T be the last one.

Ena

2019-02-18 18:50:48 UTC

I always play chess with my sister. At the beginning our game is a level playing field but after a while I move the goalposts and I usually win .

Arzu

2019-02-18 18:53:12 UTC

Learning new idioms in English has more advantages than disadvantages. New idioms can help you ~~that~~ make a speech. You can talk shortly and your speech can be more attention grabbing. For example you can say “You must not take your eye off the ball!”Instead of “You must not lose concentration!” First one is so good for alarming. How can I say? You can move the goalposts.

Romina

2019-02-18 19:41:34 UTC

Some times you wanna change your life and have a whole new ball game, but.... When I invest in my friend's company, everything went well until I suggested to do something new. It seemed so good at the first. In the course of time, however, We should have concentrated on our works, but we took our eyes off the ball. The final results weren't as we intended, and we went bankrupt. That was exactly like I had scored an own goal. And now I'm afraid of starting the ball rolling again for a complete new thing. I think I'm unlucky!

Cansu

2019-02-18 20:24:06 UTC

Life is like a football game. Sometimes we win ~~victory~~, sometimes we get defeated but we must fight until the end of the match. From time to time, life moves the goalposts on us. However, we shouldn't take our eyeS off the ball. Also, even if we are defeated, being defeated in a level playing field is always a better choice.

Başak

2019-02-18 20:31:25 UTC

Creating a new brand or entering a new sector is a whole new ball game. There are three basic rules. You need to take SOME riskS and work hard. Also you mustn't take your eyeS off the ball.

Müjdar

2019-02-18 20:41:27 UTC

Drinking alcohol is THE best ~~the~~ activity for me.But I should be on the ball.Two years ago,I drunk too much vodka.And I woke up in hospital.This was a whole new ball game FOR ME bEcause it was dangerous for my healtH and my mother didn't talk to me FOR two days.(I love you MOM <3 )

When we cAme to Zonguldak, this was a whole new ball game for us. And also we knEw that we HAD to start the ball rolling.

2019-02-18 21:28:17 UTC

Kerem

2019-02-18 22:23:22 UTC

Three years ago I was an introvert person and I was bad at communicating but I was sick of that so I start the ball rolling.I started to be more confident and talk to THE every person I see. It was a whole new ball game for me but now I am an extrovert person and I love to talk to every person I ENCOUNTER WITH.