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- hit a home run
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 |
Kjell | | SHEL | Swedish, Norwegian |
Jael | | JAY-əl (English), JAYL (English) | Biblical |
Hieronymus | | hee-RO-nee-muws (German) | German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Saoul | | - | Biblical Greek |
Friduhelm | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Jojo | | JO-jo | English |