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
DarellDER-əl, DAR-əlEnglish
LexaLEKS-əEnglish
Melete-Greek Mythology
Atte-Finnish
ZbygnĚV-Czech (Archaic)
Dorean-English