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Difference between Hit it and Hit it out of the ball park

admin Confusing Phrases

hit it—(coll.) find, often by chance, the right answer; say or do exactly the right thing:

  • Yes, that’s just what I mean—you’ve hit it!

hit it out of the ball park—(coll., also: knock it out of the ball park) do smth. exceptionally well:

  • I was out of my mind with the possibility of playing that character because I knew I could hit it out of the ball park.