bat a thousand

1. In baseball, to get a hit every time one is at bat (resulting in a batting average of 1.000). The slugger is still batting a thousand after a record eight at-bats.

2. By extension, to be successful in an endeavor or in multiple areas of one's life. I'm really batting a thousand this week—I got an A on my exam, I got the lead in the school play, and I won the poetry contest!

bat one thousand

Have a perfect record, as in In meeting deadlines, she's batting one thousand. The term comes from baseball statistics, where it signifies getting a hit for every turn at bat. It was transferred to other activities in the 1920s.

bat a thousand

be enjoying great success. US informal

The metaphor comes from baseball, where someone who was literally ‘batting a thousand’ would have a very high batting average.

2002 DVD Verdict Their first film, Suture , garnered them serious critical acclaim and with The Deep End , they are now batting a thousand.

bat a ˈthousand

(American English, informal) be very successful: He’s made another sale? He’s really batting a thousand!

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释义	bat a thousand bat a thousand 1. In baseball, to get a hit every time one is at bat (resulting in a batting average of 1.000). The slugger is still batting a thousand after a record eight at-bats. 2. By extension, to be successful in an endeavor or in multiple areas of one's life. I'm really batting a thousand this week—I got an A on my exam, I got the lead in the school play, and I won the poetry contest! See also: bat, thousand Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bat one thousand Have a perfect record, as in In meeting deadlines, she's batting one thousand. The term comes from baseball statistics, where it signifies getting a hit for every turn at bat. It was transferred to other activities in the 1920s. See also: bat, one, thousand The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. bat a thousand be enjoying great success. US informal The metaphor comes from baseball, where someone who was literally ‘batting a thousand’ would have a very high batting average. 2002 DVD Verdict Their first film, Suture , garnered them serious critical acclaim and with The Deep End , they are now batting a thousand. See also: bat, thousand Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary bat a ˈthousand (American English, informal) be very successful: He’s made another sale? He’s really batting a thousand! See also: bat, thousand Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: bat one thousand batting be batting a thousand go to bat for go to bat for (one) go to bat for somebody go to bat for someone 500 bat five hundred foul ball
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