bat a thousand

verb

To reach first base on every at-bat.

“No one can bat a thousand for the whole season.”

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Meanings

verbbat a thousand (third-person singular simple present bats a thousand, present participle batting a thousand, simple past and past participle batted a thousand)

present singular third person bats a thousand · participle present batting a thousand · participle past batted a thousand · past batted a thousand · alternative bat one thousand

  1. literalball gamesTo reach first base on every at-bat.
  2. idiomaticTo achieve success at each attempt.

    He's batting a thousand so far with the new boss.

  3. idiomaticTo achieve perfection.

    No one can bat a thousand for the whole season.

  4. idiomaticTo have identical outcomes with each attempt.

    Synonyms: go, be two for two

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo have identical outcomes with each attempt.

Similar
gobe two for two
Also see
two for two

Origin

From a baseball batting average, often stated as the number of hits per 1000 at bats (so 1000 would be 100 percent).

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bat a thousand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bat%20a%20thousand.

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