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hit a home run
hit a home run
to succeed with something We felt our band hit a home run that night – it was the best performance we ever gave.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of home run (a play in baseball in which the person hitting the ball scores)
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Brynja | | BRIN-yah (Icelandic) | Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian |
| BlÁThnaid | | - | Irish |
| Sadbh | | SIEV (Irish) | Irish, Irish Mythology |
| Stig | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Shadi (1) | | - | Arabic |
| Henny | | HEN-nee | Dutch |