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
Sung-Hosung-hoKorean
MoraMAWR-əEnglish (Rare)
Jacominayah-ko-MEE-nahDutch
Het-Heru-Egyptian Mythology
Jana (1)YAH-nah (Dutch, German)Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German, Slovene, Catalan
Lilian['liliən]