bat one thousand



bat one thousand

Have a perfect record, as in In meeting deadlines, she's batting one thousand. The term comes from baseball statistics, where it signifies getting a hit for every turn at bat. It was transferred to other activities in the 1920s.
See also: bat, one, thousand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arden['a:dn]
Donelle-English (Rare)
MandyMAN-deeEnglish
Gaios-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Avrum-Yiddish
Ognjen-Croatian, Serbian