If you're batting a thousand, you're doing perfectly.
Idiom: bat a thousand
Definition
To have a perfect record, to be doing perfectly at something. See the note below.
Examples
→ Joe is batting a thousand on homework; he’s gotten an A on every assignment.
Notes
If a baseball player is batting one thousand, he or she is hitting every pitch. Baseball players have batting averages, which keep track of the number of pitches they hit. This term is now used figuratively outside of baseball. Also: batting one thousand.
Related Idioms
• bat(ting) one thousand.
Level
The idiom bat a thousand is advanced-level vocabulary. The phrase is common in business English and everyday conversation, as well as in baseball.
Idioms: Idioms are phrases whose meaning is not clear from the words in them. Idioms come from many sources. This is a sports idiom from baseball, a phrase that is now used figuratively outside of baseball. It is an example of the many popular, colorful idioms that come from the sport. Check out the book English for Baseball for more vocabulary from the sport. Or for general sports idioms, check out English Idioms 2: Sports—Hit a Home Run.
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