Idiom idiom
dying quail
Meaning
A pop fly which is hit weakly and falls in front of the outfielders.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The batter hit a dying quail into shallow center field.”
“The outfielder sprinted forward, but the ball dropped as a dying quail for a base hit.”
“With the game on the line, the hitter barely connected, sending a dying quail just over the shortstop's head to drive in the winning run.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026