The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors by Josh Chetwynd

Sports metaphors are widely used in our every day language. Josh Chetwynd does a great job of tracking down the origins of such widely used phrases such as "hitting it out of the ballpark," "down for the count," and "on the bubble" to name a few. These idiomatic words and phrases are used to signify something other than their obvious meaning. With the popularity of sports, it is easy to see how these phrases are so commonly used to convey something other than how they were originally intended.

Well written and researched, the book looks at phrases from both team sports and individual sports. A great reference book and facts from this book would be great conversation starters. Makes for entertaining reading.

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.