behind the eight ball

Example Sentences

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Mookie Betts was behind the eight ball from the start following a spring-training stomach virus.

From Los Angeles Times

But in a four-run, four-inning start, Gonsolin was derailed by his own physical issue, battling a bloody thumb in a three-run first inning that put the Dodgers behind the eight ball.

From Los Angeles Times

A day never passed without me fully aware that we now lived our lives squarely behind the eight ball.

From Salon

“The ideal would be to alert them well before embers actually start falling,” he said, “because once that happens, you know you’re already behind the eight ball.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It has hurt our snowpack by not adding to it. So we’re behind the eight ball throughout the state.”

From Los Angeles Times