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)
See also: hit, home, run

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BrynjaBRIN-yah (Icelandic)Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
BlÁThnaid-Irish
SadbhSIEV (Irish)Irish, Irish Mythology
Stig-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Shadi (1)-Arabic
HennyHEN-neeDutch