Ma'anar ƙamus na jimlar "sauke hidimar mutum" yawanci tana nufin kalmar da ake amfani da ita a wasan tennis, kuma tana nufin rasa wasa ko maki yayin hidima. A cikin wasan tennis, ana buƙatar uwar garken don buga ƙwallon a cikin filin wasan abokan hamayya, kuma idan uwar garken ta kasa yin hakan ko kuma ta yi kuskure, an ce sun "barba aikin su," wanda ya haifar da asarar maki ko wasa abokin hamayyarsu. Ana amfani da wannan kalmar a cikin mahallin wasan tennis kuma yana nufin yin asarar wasa ko maki yayin hidima.