Meaning of swing for the fences | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

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

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

““This is a very inexperienced government swinging for the fences in a situation where Labour is the strong favorite in the next election, if they don’t swing too far left,” said Kenneth S. Rogoff, a professor of economics at Harvard.”

“Go on and swing for the fences / Take a shot at the moon / A dandelion that dances / Takes chances and fancies every little light in the room”

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