hit out of the park

verb

To be exceedingly successful at (a particular enterprise).

Meanings

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

present singular third person hits out of the park · participle present hitting out of the park

  1. slangtransitiveTo be exceedingly successful at (a particular enterprise).

    Synonyms: knock it out of the park, hit it for six

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be exceedingly successful at (a particular enterprise).

Origin

Suggesting a powerful home run in baseball.

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Chicago

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