he struck out
he failed
TRANSLATION
strike out = scheitern, versagen strike out = alleine losschlagen, auf eigene Faust losziehen --- GOOGLE INDEX strike out: approximately 1,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The frustration and disappointment that came to so many ticket seekers who STRUCK OUT was on full display Saturday.
(International Business Times)
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On Cusp Of Leadership Change, China Is STRIKING OUT
(Forbes magazine article headline)
(International Business Times)
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On Cusp Of Leadership Change, China Is STRIKING OUT
(Forbes magazine article headline)
Did you
know?
strike out
idiom
- to be unsuccessful
- to start doing something new, independently of other people
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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Baseball, the great American pastime as they call it, is responsible for more idioms and expressions than probably any other sport. For non-Americans, baseball can seem confusing and hard to understand.
Like cricket, a popular sport in Britain and other Commonwealth countries, one player (the bowler in cricket and the pitcher in baseball) throws a ball at another player (batsman in cricket and batter in baseball) who tries to hit the ball with a bat.
The batter has three attempts to swing at and hit the ball. If he fails in all three attempts, he "strikes out" and loses the opportunity score a run (a point) for his team. Thus figuratively speaking someone is said to strike out when they are unsuccessful at something.
Other baseball idioms include:
- in the ballpark = within a broad range or approximation of something (The cost estimate was in the ball park)
- cover one's bases = to be prepared for any contingency (Let's cover our bases before we meet with the lawyers)
- throw someone a curve = to do something unexpected (She threw me a curve when she agreed to go out with me)
- play hardball = to be tough, especially as a negotiator (She got them to low their price because she knows how to play hardball)
- hit or miss = to succeed or fail completely (This strategy could be hit or miss)
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SYNONYMS
be defeated, be unsuccessful, fail, fall short, fizzle, flop, go down, go wrong, lose out, miss the boat, run aground
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Most entrepreneurs strike out a few times before finding the right business formula."
idiom
- to be unsuccessful
- to start doing something new, independently of other people
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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Baseball, the great American pastime as they call it, is responsible for more idioms and expressions than probably any other sport. For non-Americans, baseball can seem confusing and hard to understand.
Like cricket, a popular sport in Britain and other Commonwealth countries, one player (the bowler in cricket and the pitcher in baseball) throws a ball at another player (batsman in cricket and batter in baseball) who tries to hit the ball with a bat.
The batter has three attempts to swing at and hit the ball. If he fails in all three attempts, he "strikes out" and loses the opportunity score a run (a point) for his team. Thus figuratively speaking someone is said to strike out when they are unsuccessful at something.
Other baseball idioms include:
- in the ballpark = within a broad range or approximation of something (The cost estimate was in the ball park)
- cover one's bases = to be prepared for any contingency (Let's cover our bases before we meet with the lawyers)
- throw someone a curve = to do something unexpected (She threw me a curve when she agreed to go out with me)
- play hardball = to be tough, especially as a negotiator (She got them to low their price because she knows how to play hardball)
- hit or miss = to succeed or fail completely (This strategy could be hit or miss)
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SYNONYMS
be defeated, be unsuccessful, fail, fall short, fizzle, flop, go down, go wrong, lose out, miss the boat, run aground
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Most entrepreneurs strike out a few times before finding the right business formula."
