knock it out of the park
Absolutely nail it
To knock it out of the park is to succeed spectacularly, exceeding expectations.
From baseball, where hitting the ball over the outfield fence scores an automatic home run—the most decisive single play.
The phrase applies to any impressive performance: She really knocked it out of the park with that presentation.
Sometimes shortened to knock it out.
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- crushing itSucceeding impressively, colloquially
- grand slamWinning every trick
- bases loadedAll three bases occupied
out of the park · swing for the fences · idiom · triumph · figure of speech · colloquialism · victory · mastery · expertise · expression · metaphor · nail it · ace it · hit it big · breakthrough · hyperbole · accomplishment · championship
- Competition idiomslevel playing field, down to the wire, neck and neck, win hands down, come from behind
- 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
knock it out of the parkfail miserably
bomb · crash and burn · fall flat · flop · strike out
knock it out of the parkphone it in
Perform with minimal effort
coast · mediocre · passable · nothing special · uninspired
knock, knocks, knocked, knocking, knocker, knockers, parked, parking, parker