Inside Baseball, Other 'Inside' Expressions — VOA Learning English
Topics: суспільство
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And now Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
Today we go out to the ballpark … the baseball park!
We talk about an expression from the sport of baseball but now means so much more.
Inside baseball is something that is known or understood only by a small group of people. Sometimes inside baseball describes a subject that has too many uninteresting details. So, most people do not understand it or even want to understand it.
We commonly use this expression with subjects like politics, science, or finance.
For example, some urban voters are not interested in the inside baseball of constitutional reform. But, they still might support reforms promising good schools, safe neighborhoods,…
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