swing and miss
Batter's futile lunge
A swing and miss is an attempt that fails to connect—from baseball, where a batter swings at a pitch but doesn't hit it.
The phrase describes any effort that falls short: His joke was a swing and miss, The company's rebrand was a complete swing and miss.
It implies the attempt was made but simply didn't land.
- strikeoutBatter retired on pitches
- whiffBrief, faint smell
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- at batHitter's turn
- pitchFrequency of sound
down the middle · fastball · curveball · slider · strike · full count · foul · bat · bat flip · home plate · umpire · called · air · empty · failure · clutch · choke · flail
swing and missbase hit
Successful at-bat reaching first
home run · line drive · hit · connect · make contact
swing and misshit it out of the park
Succeed beyond expectations
knock it out of the park · nail it · home run · hit · bullseye
swing and missball
Spherical plaything or gala
walk · hit by pitch · passed ball · wild pitch · balk
swing, miss, swings, swinging, swung, swinger, swingers, misses, missed