hit one out of the ballpark

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hit one out of the ballpark

verb hits one out of the ballpark · hitting one out of the ballpark · hit one out of the ballpark · hit one out of the ball park · knock one out of the ballpark

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

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@misc{hit_one_out_of_the_ballpark_2026,
  title = {hit one out of the ballpark},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hit%20one%20out%20of%20the%20ballpark},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}