hit one out of the ballpark

verb

To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.

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Meanings

verbhit one out of the ballpark (third-person singular simple present hits one out of the ballpark, present participle hitting one out of the ballpark, simple past and past participle hit one out of the ballpark)

present singular third person hits one out of the ballpark · participle present hitting one out of the ballpark · alternative hit one out of the ball park · alternative knock one out of the ballpark · alternative knock one out of the ball park · alternative hit one out of the park · alternative knock the ball out of the park

  1. ball gamesTo hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.
  2. broadlyidiomaticTo produce a spectacular achievement.

    The Canada Institute, part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, has hit one out of the ballpark with its Montreal fundraiser.

    2007 September 18, Patricia Best, “Elite dig deep for tribute dinner”, in Globe and Mail, Toronto, retrieved 29 Jun 2008

Synonyms & antonyms

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kill it
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APA

hit one out of the ballpark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20one%20out%20of%20the%20ballpark

MLA

“hit one out of the ballpark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20one%20out%20of%20the%20ballpark. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit one out of the ballpark,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20one%20out%20of%20the%20ballpark.

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