The batter hit a ground ball with eyes that rolled into center field.
ground ball with eyes
idiomA weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.
Origin
disputed originFrom the metaphor that the ball has eyes, allowing it to avoid the infielders.
The shortstop dove for the ball, but it was a ground ball with eyes that found a gap in the defense.
In a game defined by hard hits, the winning run scored on a lucky ground ball with eyes that just barely eluded the diving second baseman.
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all eyes
Watching alertly or attentively.
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all eyes and ears
Very attentive.
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babies in the eyes
The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.
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ball hog
In team sports, a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it.
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ball of fire
A person who is especially active, ambitious, hard-working, or high-achieving.
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ball of malt
A glass of whiskey.
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bat one's eyes
To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.
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bawl one's eyes out
To cry, shed tears, weep loudly.