English Dictionary

swing for the fences

動詞

アメリカ英語 慣用表現

(US, baseball, softball) To swing at the ball as hard as possible, with the aim of getting a home run, increasing the chance of missing the ball.

日本語の意味

野球（もしくはソフトボール）において、ホームランを狙い、全力でバットを振ること。

With two strikes and the game on the line, she chose to swing for the fences and risk striking out.

2ストライクで試合がかかった場面、彼女はホームランを狙って思い切り振ることを選び、三振する可能性を高めた。

意味（1）

(US, baseball, softball) To swing at the ball as hard as possible, with the aim of getting a home run, increasing the chance of missing the ball.

Don't swing for the fences unless it's an easy ball; be content with running part way.

意味（2）

(US, idiomatic) To do something extremely ambitious, especially rashly.

I'm not going to swing for the fences tomorrow, but I'm hoping my speech will be warmly received.

swings for the fences （ present singular third-person ）

swinging for the fences （ participle present ）

swung for the fences （ participle past ）

swung for the fences （ past ）