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swing for the fences idiom(alsoswing for the fence, make a swing for the fences) in baseball, to try to hit the ball very hard so that you score a home run (= a point scored in baseball when you hit the ball, usually out of the playing field, and are able to run around all the bases at one time to the starting base): He’s a patient player who isn’t just mindlessly swinging for the fences. This high-end bat allows players to swing for the fence with confidence. He knows he has to strike a balance between swinging for the fences and finding a gap in the outfield. to make a big effort to do something that is very impressive or important, but is difficult to achieve, especially if there is a risk of failure: Should we adjust our expectations to reality, or swing for the fences? The company intends to make an ambitious swing for the fences. We see so few original movies and this is as original as it gets; the director swings for the fences and almost gets all the way. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac solo spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play swing
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