500

bat five hundred

To be correct or successful around half of the time. Taken from baseball terminology, referring to the average times a player makes a hit when at bat (i.e. the batting average). One hit for every two at-bats is a .500 batting average. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. That math exam didn't go so well, I only batted five hundred or so. The market is so hit and miss at the moment, you can only really expect to be batting five hundred at best.
See also: bat, five, hundred

to the tune of (some amount of money)

Of, for, or costing a particular and considerable sum of money. They managed to fix the car, to the tune of nearly $2,500. The company avoided paying taxes to the tune of $135 million over the past year. She won a settlement in court to the tune of $200,000.
See also: amount, of, tune
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

to the tune of $500, etc.

(informal) used to emphasize how much money something has cost: We’re paying rent to the tune of £200 a week.
See also: of, tune
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • bat five hundred
  • pinch-hit
  • pinch-hit for
  • bat a thousand
  • bat one thousand
  • batting
  • be batting a thousand
  • go to bat for (one)
  • go to bat for somebody
  • go to bat for someone
References in periodicals archive
The most popular include the 500 by Gucci and the 500 Riva, together with the 500-60th and 500 Anniversary, two sixtieth birthday tributes to the "little 500", not to mention the more recent 500 Mirror, 500 Collezione and 500 Spiaggina '58.
The first Indy 500 timepiece that the Swiss watchmaker launched outside of the US, the TAG Heuer Formula 1 -- Indy 500 Special Edition is a spirited 43mm chronograph with a clear connection to the historic race.
The Predator Galea 500 gaming headset puts you right inside the game, giving you the ability to hear every detail in surround sound within the game.
Un Qd superior a 400 ml/min en HD o 500 ml/min en HDFOL mejora escasamente el KT o el VI con los monitores y dializadores utilizados Incrementar ligeramente el tiempo es una mejor alternativa con beneficios demostrados y con un menor consumo de agua Usar Qd altos implica un derroche de este recurso tan Fundamental.
There are five striking colours to choose from, which comprise Pasodoble Red, Countrypolitan Yellow, Volare Blue, New Age Cream and Tech House Grey and, recently, I found myself the centre of atten-tion when driving through my hometown at the wheel of a Fiat 500 TwinAir Turbo Colour.
Royal Enfield hasn't announced the price, but the Bullet 500 is to come in an all new 'Forest Green' colour and should cost less than the Classic 500 EFI.
Graeme Newport, general manager of Al Haddad Motors, said: "With the arrival of the Mercedes-Benz ML 500 at our showrooms, we can now offer the muscle to go with the stunning looks of the new M-Class to our customers looking for V8 power and performance from an SUV in Bahrain.
A little earlier in the autumn - October to be precise - Fiat UK teamed up with women's magazine Cosmopolitan to promote Fiat UK's all-new retro chic 500 Colour Therapy range, which focused on the spirit of the 1970s.
With the driving seat creating sufficient manoeuvrability to make the 500 a comfortable car to drive, the optimum setting is easy to set up despite the tiller being only adjustable for height.
The Fiat 500 is a true midget gem and delivers just short of 70mpg thanks to the smooth running stop-start system
En total se aislaron 58 cepas de mohos, de las cuales 26 fueron de Junin (Tabla 1; 5 de agua, 8 de suelo y 13 de suelo enriquecido) y 32 de Tumbes (Tabla 2; 9 de agua, 9 de suelo y 14 de suelo enriquecido), solo 12 cepas crecieron a 500 mM de -SCN en placa, estas cepas fueron de Junin (3 de suelo y 9 de suelo enriquecido).
Summary: AllWorld Network (www.allworldlive.com) announced today the formation of a steering committee to drive the development of the Arabia Fast Growth 500.
Building on what it says is the significant and growing success of its platform; Source is launching its new S&P 500 ETF.
FIAT'S lovable 500 city car is even harder to resist in 500 C cabriolet form.
A London-based food writer and editor, Susannah Blake's "500 Soups: The Only Soup Compendium You'll Ever Need" is one cookbook that truly lives up to its title!