hit it out of the park

[Kurt]

Hiya, all the teachers!

Would you please explain the meaning of the above phrase? The following is an example of the use of this phrase:

"I have never been a huge Clint Eastwood fan, but he has hit it out of the park in this movie...."

Your help is greatly appreciated.

[MikeNewYork]

Hiya, all the teachers!

Would you please explain the meaning of the above phrase? The following is an example of the use of this phrase:

"I have never been a huge Clint Eastwood fan, but he has hit it out of the park in this movie...."

Your help is greatly appreciated.

"Hit it out of the park" is a metaphor based on a home run in baseball. It means it was a great success.

[BobK]

"Hit it out of the park" is a metaphor based on a home run in baseball. It means it was a great success.

Sports-related metaphors are very common - esp. in AmE. Only yesterday I heard an English cricket commentator saying 'England are behind the 8 ball' (perhaps oblivious to the fact that the metaphor is taken from the game of pool - meaning 'in a very bad position, perhaps inextricably bad').

b