Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
hit it out of the park
English answer:
to do something outstandingly well; in this case, to make a strikingly good impression on someone
Oct 20, 2004 08:49
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English term
Dominika Schoenborn
hit it out of the park
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English
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If you don't hit it out of the park with one of these guys, then you're gonna end up 4 years down the road in the same situation you did with Jason
all possible explanations welcomed; is is an idiom?/slang?
all possible explanations welcomed; is is an idiom?/slang?
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8 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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to do something outstandingly well; in this case, to make a strikingly good impression on someone
US English expression derived from baseball, in which to hit a ball out of the park is a really terrific achievement.
Similar expression in UK English is "hit it for six", derived from cricket, in which a ball hit over the boundary counts as six runs.
Similar expression in UK English is "hit it for six", derived from cricket, in which a ball hit over the boundary counts as six runs.
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Comment: "thank you, your explanation corresponds to my contex; "
+1
5 mins
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
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English
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
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if you are not very successful
If you don't hit it out of the park with one of these guys
hit it out of the park => make a home run (in baseball)
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hit a homje run
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hit a home run
hit it out of the park => make a home run (in baseball)
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hit a homje run
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hit a home run
Peer comment(s):
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Gayle Wallimann
: This is another way that the expression is used. Without more context, it's hard to tell which one corresponds to the askers situation.
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Gayle Wallimann
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English
American in Provence
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
get out of here
To hit it out of the park comes from the game of baseball originally. It means to hit the ball out of the ball park (playing field) and on out over the fence so that the players can't get the ball back and the batter can make a homerun. In your context (limited I must say!) it means to get out wherever the 'hero' is. I imagine that your context might be someone in a small town and someone is telling him/her to get out of town for some reason or another. Either to start a new life, or to get away from the police! HTH
Gayle
Gayle
Peer comment(s):
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Mikhail Kropotov
1 min
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airmailrpl
: strange - but I agree with the baseball analogy
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| agree |
Orla Ryan
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