English Explanatory Dictionary

swing for the fences

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To swing at the ball as hard as possible, with the aim of getting a home run.
  2. To do something extremely ambitious, especially rashly.

Pronunciation

En-au-swing for the fences.ogg

Word forms

swing for the fences swings for the fences swinging for the fences swung for the fences swing for the fence

Related words

hit one out of the ballpark run for the roses shoot the moon
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