behind the eight ball

(idiom) at a serious disadvantage

Example Sentences:

A: How are things at your new job?
B: Well, I’m behind the eight ball because everyone speaks Portuguese except me!
A: That’s unlucky!

The young baseball player was behind the eight ball because he was the smallest member of his team.

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Similar idioms:

1. have a ball
2. start the ball rolling
3. drop the ball
4. one up someone