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
AislingASH-ling Irish
OthnielAWTH-nee-əl (English)Biblical
EveliinaE-ve-lee:-nahFinnish
Perry['peri]
Apollo[ə'pɔləu]
Rani (2)-Hebrew