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Sentence #2638334

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onlyenglish onlyenglish August 2, 2013 August 2, 2013 at 5:33:01 PM UTC link Permalink

What is this mean?

sharptoothed sharptoothed August 2, 2013 August 2, 2013 at 5:38:16 PM UTC link Permalink

Depends on where you found this sentence, I reckon.

onlyenglish onlyenglish August 2, 2013 August 2, 2013 at 5:40:44 PM UTC link Permalink

Of course.

The explanation of the idiom: bat a thousend

odexed odexed August 2, 2013 August 2, 2013 at 5:43:55 PM UTC link Permalink

Some wishes to musicians I guess, like "Have a nice day"

onlyenglish onlyenglish August 2, 2013 August 2, 2013 at 5:49:16 PM UTC link Permalink

The hole example:

"bat a thousand - have a perfect record. He is so happy that
everyone he invited to the party is coming. He’s batting a thousand."

Could it mean "absolute success"?

odexed odexed August 2, 2013 August 2, 2013 at 5:53:12 PM UTC link Permalink

Yes, you are right. For example, I've had two interviews and two offers. I'm batting a thousand!

onlyenglish onlyenglish August 2, 2013 August 2, 2013 at 5:54:13 PM UTC link Permalink

Ok, thank you odexed!

maaster maaster April 13, 2024 April 13, 2024 at 7:06:02 PM UTC link Permalink

@CK, @AlanF_US, ( @Cangarejo ) when do you use the expression "perfect record"?

AlanF_US AlanF_US April 14, 2024, edited April 14, 2024 April 14, 2024 at 3:43:43 PM UTC, edited April 14, 2024 at 3:44:15 PM UTC link Permalink

It refers to a set that contains no failures, only successes. "Batting a thousand" means that every time a person has had a baseball pitched (thrown) to them, they've hit it successfully. A batting average is usually given as a figure between 0 and 1, and to make the figure easier to say, it's multiplied by 1000. Thus, a perfect batting average is a thousand.

maaster maaster April 14, 2024 April 14, 2024 at 6:21:04 PM UTC link Permalink

Does it only refer to baseball?

AlanF_US AlanF_US April 14, 2024 April 14, 2024 at 9:16:03 PM UTC link Permalink

No.

maaster maaster April 15, 2024 April 15, 2024 at 2:55:50 AM UTC link Permalink

Thank you very much.

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"Have a perfect record."

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Tom has a perfect record.

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