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Meaning of if there's grass on the field, play ball | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Phrase. [C2]

Examples

“Mitchell's taste for girls ran to the barely pubescent. 'If there's grass on the field, play ball, that's what he used to say,' the 'classmate' remembered.”
“You see the way she looks at you? What are you, some kind of faggot? She's fifteen, man. If there's grass on the field, you can play ball.”
“The work puts him in contact with...men who offer dating advice like 'If she's old enough to bleed, she's old enough to breed' and 'If there's grass on the field, I say it's time to play ball." Grass refers metaphorically to female pubic hair. Doyle (2007a) 199 Cf "When they are BIG enough, they are old enough" and "Old enough to BLEED, old enough to breed."”
“2005 (April 26) "The Shield" season 4 episode 7 "Hurt" Before I went away, I banged his fourteen-year-old sister. Took her virginity. Fool didn't have a clue. Told him I was helping her with her history homework. Try the history of popping cherries. What's your problem, superstar? If there's grass on the field, you gotta play ball.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

if there's grass on the pitch, play ball if there's grass on the wicket, let's play cricket if these walls could talk if we had ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs if we had some ham we could have some ham and eggs, if we had some eggs if wishes were horses, beggars would ride

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