bat a thousand



bat a thousand

1. In baseball, to get a hit every time one is at bat (resulting in a batting average of 1.000). The slugger is still batting a thousand after a record eight at-bats.
2. By extension, to be successful in an endeavor or in multiple areas of one's life. I'm really batting a thousand this week—I got an A on my exam, I got the lead in the school play, and I won the poetry contest!
See also: bat, thousand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anand-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali
NievesNYE-vesSpanish
Alphaios-Biblical Greek
Seaghdh-Scottish
Mouna-Arabic
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