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
Sisel-Yiddish
EmeraldEM-ə-rəldEnglish (Modern)
Xavi-Catalan
Ramakrishna-Indian, Telugu, Kannada
RikkeREEK-keDanish
GonÇAl-Catalan