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ground ball with eyes

idiom
Meaning

A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.


Origin

disputed origin

From the metaphor that the ball has eyes, allowing it to avoid the infielders.

Examples
SIMPLE

The batter hit a ground ball with eyes that rolled into center field.

CONTEXTUAL

The shortstop dove for the ball, but it was a ground ball with eyes that found a gap in the defense.

COMPLEX

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.

Anchors to
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    Watching alertly or attentively.

  2. 02

    all eyes and ears

    Very attentive.

  3. 03

    babies in the eyes

    The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.

  4. 04

    ball hog

    In team sports, a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it.

  5. 05

    ball of fire

    A person who is especially active, ambitious, hard-working, or high-achieving.

  6. 06

    ball of malt

    A glass of whiskey.

  7. 07

    bat one's eyes

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

  8. 08

    bawl one's eyes out

    To cry, shed tears, weep loudly.

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