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
KjellSHELSwedish, Norwegian
JaelJAY-əl (English), JAYL (English)Biblical
Hieronymushee-RO-nee-muws (German)German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Saoul-Biblical Greek
Friduhelm-Ancient Germanic
JojoJO-joEnglish