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swing and a miss
Language:
Meanings:
1.
United States
Canada
neutral
sports
A baseball phrase describing a batter who swings at a pitch and fails to make contact, resulting in a strike.
2.
United States
United Kingdom
informal
colloquial
figurative
An attempted action, remark, or proposal that fails completely to achieve its intended effect; a notable or conspicuous failure.
A misjudged or ill‑timed effort that misses its target or falls short of expectations.
Examples:
EN:
A swing and a miss. Hobbs misses.
ES:
Hobbs falla el swing.
EN:
Throw, swing and a miss!
ES:
/ Tira y falla!
EN:
- A swing and a miss for the rookie.
ES:
- Un intento y un fallo para la novata.
EN:
He struck out with Heidi. - Oh, swing and a miss.
ES:
- Oh, swing y una señorita.
EN:
A swing and a miss.
ES:
Batea, y falla.
EN:
Actually, I think this one's a swing and a miss.
ES:
Es genial, ¿no? De hecho, creo que no está bien lograda.
EN:
And I already told you that cologne: swing and a miss.
ES:
Ya te dije que ese perfume es una pelota fuera de la cancha.
EN:
swing and a miss.
ES:
Bambolear y señoritas.
EN:
That's what we call a swing and a miss.
ES:
A eso le llamamos un disparo al aire.
EN:
swing and a miss, Webster. Next!
ES:
Abanicó y falló, Webster. ¡Siguiente!
EN:
Oh, big swing and a miss.
ES:
Gran batazo, pero falla.
EN:
- A swing and a miss.
ES:
- Y falla.
EN:
(whispers) one second. Once again, a giant swing and a miss for lucy bennett.
ES:
un segundo una vez mas un gran bateo y una falla por lucy bennet
EN:
Oh, swing and a miss!
ES:
Oh, el swing y pierde una!
EN:
First pitch, and it's a swing and a miss.
ES:
Primer lanzamiento, y es un swing y falla.
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