Idiom
knock it out of the park
To do something extremely well or achieve an outstanding success.
Meanings
To do something extremely well; to be a big success.
Definition
To "knock it out of the park" means to perform exceptionally well and impress people. It is often used after a presentation, project, or performance that goes better than expected. The idiom comes from baseball, where a powerful hit sends the ball out of the stadium.
Examples
- You really knocked it out of the park with that presentation.
- She knocked it out of the park on her first day at the new job.
- If we knock it out of the park this quarter, we’ll hit our goals early.
- They knocked it out of the park with the new product launch.
Common mistake
Learners sometimes use it for physical actions literally, but it is mainly used figuratively to mean a strong success.
More at B2 level
- Bob's your uncle Used to say that something will be easy or will happen exactly as expected after a simple step.
- touch base To touch base means to briefly contact someone to share updates, confirm plans, or check progress.
- ballpark figure A ballpark figure is an approximate number or estimate, not an exact one.
- take the mickey To take the mickey means to mock someone or tease them in an unkind or cheeky way.
- cheap as chips Very cheap; costing very little money.
More idiom (verb phrase)s
- touch base To touch base means to briefly contact someone to share updates, confirm plans, or check progress.
- take the mickey To take the mickey means to mock someone or tease them in an unkind or cheeky way.
- drop the ball To drop the ball means to make a mistake or fail to do something you were responsible for.
- have a chinwag To have a chinwag means to have a relaxed, friendly chat with someone.
- face the music To accept and deal with the unpleasant consequences of what you have done or a difficult situation.