Sporting

To avoid getting to the point; to speak evasively instead of addressing a subject directly.

A hopeless or absurd pursuit of something that cannot be caught or found.

To start or act before the proper time or before you are allowed to; to do something prematurely or hastily, pre-empting the signal or the right moment.

To give up, concede, or admit defeat.

To pursue a mistaken line of thought or action; to direct one's effort, suspicion, or energy at the wrong target.

A person or thing that looks so exactly like another that the two are easily mistaken for one.

Information obtained directly from the person or source with the most authority on it, rather than through rumour or second-hand report.

To bring home the bacon is to earn a living or achieve a decisive success, supplying what is needed through one’s efforts.

Rescued from a difficult or losing situation at the last possible moment by a timely interruption or intervention.

It is now your turn to act or decide, and responsibility for the next move has passed to you rather than anyone else.