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bat a thousand

idiom
Meaning

To achieve success at each attempt.


Origin

first recorded 10th c.

From a baseball batting average, often stated as the number of hits per 1000 at bats (so 1000 would be 100 percent).

Examples
SIMPLE

She is batting a thousand with her new business ideas.

CONTEXTUAL

The team has been batting a thousand this season, winning every single game they have played so far.

COMPLEX

Given that he has batted a thousand in every negotiation this year, the board expects him to secure the contract easily.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bat an eyelid

    To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.

  2. 02

    bat five hundred

    To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.

  3. 03

    bat for the other team

    To be homosexual.

  4. 04

    bat one's eyes

    To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.

  5. 05

    bat the breeze

    To chat; to shoot the breeze.

  6. 06

    death by a thousand paper cuts

    An ultimate negative outcome, such as the failure of a project, brought about by an excessive number of bureaucratic hurdles.

  7. 07

    die a thousand deaths

    To suffer repeatedly (often mentally rather than physically); to suffer extreme embarrassment or anxiety.

  8. 08

    go to bat

    To champion, to actively assist, to provide support (for someone).

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