His advice to us was that we should play fair

He flatters himself that he is second to none in finance

The jig is up; let's face the music like men

It was all-or-nothing and we struck out spectacularly

Did you make any New Year's resolutions

The devil challenged God to a baseball game

Slow and steady wins the race

Essentially it's a one-to-one match, but the content of that match is a level so high as to be unthinkable to an ordinary person

We have to be ready not only for a straightforward test of strength, but also for a struggle in which every strategy comes into play

Oh my. However much it's just a P.E. class; if you don't face it in real earnest, then when it comes to a real fight it won't do you any good