eight ball

The only problem was, it put us behind the eight ball.

They finished a game of eight ball and began another.

To be behind the eight ball and up a tree at the same time is very bad business.

"All right, look into your magic eight ball and tell me what I wanted to talk to you about."

"United is already behind the eight ball on this," he said.

"We got behind the eight ball in the first six minutes against a team that is on a roll."

There are eight balls for play - seven white and one red.

"I've been running behind the eight ball getting things in place.

Players do not have to call their shots, except for the eight ball.

"From that point on, we were behind the eight ball.

"We're trying to fight out from behind the eight ball.

"So that means they're starting behind the eight ball in fiscal 1994."

"Employers have been a little behind the eight ball," he said.

And this was a child who started life far behind the eight ball."

Luis was in the corner, playing eight ball against himself.

He said the late start in selling advertising "has put us behind the eight ball."

I don't look at it as if two games are going to put us behind the eight ball or anything.

"That helped us a lot," she said, "because in those days it felt like we were always behind the eight ball."

Every game is going to be tough, especially when you're behind the eight ball like we are."

That extra run kind of put us behind the eight ball."

"You can never mentally put them behind the eight ball.

After a moment's thought, he added, "I like eight ball best."

He has been behind the eight ball every time so it is very hard if they say, "Sorry, you are out mate".

"We are already behind the eight ball because we lost population."

They were set 233 to win in what turned out to be 69 eight ball overs.