scoring position, in
About to succeed, as in The publisher is in scoring position with that instant book about the trial. This term comes from sports, where it signifies being in a spot where scoring is likely. In baseball it refers to a situation in which a runner is on second or third base. The figurative use of the term dates from the second half of the 1900s.
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Words nearby scoring position, in
scoresby sound, scoria, scorification, scorify, scoring, scoring position, in, scorn, scornful, scorpaenid, scorpaenoid, scorper
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