hit it out of the park
Exceed all expectations
To hit it out of the park is to succeed spectacularly, from the baseball feat of hitting a home run that clears the outfield fence.
The phrase applies to any impressive performance: She really hit it out of the park with that presentation.
Someone who hits it out of the park exceeds expectations rather than merely meeting them.
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- batFlying mammal or sports club
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- crush itExcel spectacularly
grand slam · knock it out of the park · swing · full swing · smash hit · triumph · accomplishment · crack · hit the jackpot · bring down the house · peak performance · game winner · breakthrough · nail it · ace it · clutch performance · blast · execution
- sports idiomsdrop the ball, throw in the towel, slam dunk, out of left field, level playing field
- success idiomshit the jackpot, strike gold, make it, rags to riches, come out on top
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
degree of success
hit it out of the parkfail miserably
strike out · bomb · fall flat · crash and burn · tank