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Earth--God's golf ball.

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tee off

[tee off] {v.} 1. To hit the golf ball from a small wooden peg or tee to begin play for each hole. * /We got to the golf course just […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ball

[ball] See: [BASE ON BALLS], [CARRY THE BALL], [FLY BALL], [FOUL BALL], [GET THE BALL ROLLING], [SET THE BALL ROLLING], [START THE BALL ROLLING], [GOPHER BALL], [GROUND BALL], [HAVE A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tee up

[tee up] {v.} To set the golf ball on the tee in preparation for hitting it toward the green. * /Arnold Palmer teed the ball up for the final hole./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

down-to-earth

[down-to-earth] {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. * /The committee's first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more down-to-earth./ * /Mr. Jenkins never seems to know […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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stake a claim

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take out on

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(384-322 B.C.), Greek philosopher My friends! There are no friends.

fall short

[fall short] {v.} To fail to reach (some aim); not succeed. * /His jump fell three inches short of the world record./ * […]

slap in the face

[slap in the face] (1) {n.} An insult; a disappointment. * /We felt that it was a slap in the face when our gift was […]