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
Glykeria-Greek
Hadi-Arabic, Persian
WillemVIL-ləm, WIL-ləmDutch
Amadi (1)-Western African, Igbo
JÁChym-Czech
ÁRni-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic