Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Lesson 252--Two more Idioms with "hit".


 
Hit a Wall

definition:  To encounter an obstacle that stops you completely.  It can be physical, or mental.  Often in sports it means you have completely exhausted yourself.

examples

After setting a really good pace in the race, Alexander hit a wall at the 39 kilometre mark.
Denise was studying hard but hit a wall just before dinner.
Due to intense training, Daniel knew he would hit a wall soon.

 

Hit a Homerun

definition:  This is a sports idiom (baseball) which when used outside of baseball, means to be successful, really successful at something.

examples

The boss told Jim that he really hit a homerun with his latest idea.
Tanya hit a homerun, when she made her presentation to the senior managers.
The company looked at the sales figures are knew they had hit a homerun with their latest line of products.

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