hit one out of the ballpark
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To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and…To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.
» He hit one straight out of the ballpark.
Meaning
2 sensesTo hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.
(broadly, idiomatic)To produce a spectacular achievement.
Examples
1 sentencesHe hit one straight out of the ballpark.
Forms
hits one out of the ballpark, hitting one out of the ballpark, hit one out of the ballpark, hit one out of the ballpark| Base form | hit one out of the ballpark · to hit one out of the ballpark |
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| 3rd person singular | hits one out of the ballpark |
| Present participle | hitting one out of the ballpark |
| Past simple | hit one out of the ballpark |
| Past participle | hit one out of the ballpark |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | hit one out of the ballpark |
| he, she, it | hits one out of the ballpark |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | hit one out of the ballpark |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have hit one out of the ballpark |
| he, she, it | has hit one out of the ballpark |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will hit one out of the ballpark |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle