Baseball Idioms Ertu
Phrase
to be wrong or mistaken
was quite off base
I thought I'd drive 100 miles today, but my guess was quite off base.
I thought I'd drive 100 miles today, but my guess was quite off base.
Phrase
to be very surprising and unexpected
came really out of left field
The rainstorm came really out of left field. We are in June, for Christ's sake!
The rainstorm came really out of left field. We are in June, for Christ's sake!
Phrase
to only have one more chance
has two strikes against him
Due to the weird three strikes laws, people are unnecessarily stressed out. Most people have already two strikes against the law by the time they are in their early 20s. This isn't being helpful to the society.
Due to the weird three strikes laws, people are unnecessarily stressed out. Most people have already two strikes against the law by the time they are in their early 20s. This isn't being helpful to the society.
Phrase
to do or perform something extraordinarily well
hit it out of the park
Our new intern hit it out of the park with his Xerox skills! CEO was pleased.
Our new intern hit it out of the park with his Xerox skills! CEO was pleased.
Phrase
close to the correct or exact number, price, etc.
in the ballpark
- How old is your girlfriend? Is she 10 or 15 years younger than you?
- I don't exactly know, but you're in the ballpark!
- How old is your girlfriend? Is she 10 or 15 years younger than you?
- I don't exactly know, but you're in the ballpark!
Phrase
to act or serve in place of another person, especially in an emergency
pinch-hitting
Hello dear country! The King isn't dead, i'm just pinch-hitting for him. Long live the same king!
Hello dear country! The King isn't dead, i'm just pinch-hitting for him. Long live the same king!