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Meaning of small ball | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A baseball strategy that relies on baserunning, singles, and hitting for average rather than hitting home runs.
    slang, uncountable
  2. Any strategy that involves proceeding by small increments.
    figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština kulka

Examples

“The result was a new kind of “small ball” platform that confounded Clinton’s cabinet.”
“Yes. It was such a small ball presentation. I did watch the event from afar, and I gotta say it was very strange to watch these Apple executives get on stage and express delirious enthusiasm over adding polls to iMessage.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Small Banisilan small bay, inlet small beer small bikkies small blind small blue

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