Know Your English | Don’t let unctuous praise fool you!
The Hindu
‘The aglet of the shoelace has to be inserted through the eyelet’
The Americans coined this expression in the second half of the 20th century, and today, it is frequently heard on both sides of the Atlantic when people are discussing sports. Commentators are particularly fond of this expression. When you say that someone ‘played out of his skin’, what you are suggesting is that he put up a brilliant performance – though it was a spectacular performance, it does not necessarily result in the individual or his team winning the game/match. The expression carries with it the suggestion that it was a very energetic display.
Mithali played out of her skin, but India ended up losing by twenty runs.
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