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Never heard of that one, but we say "take forty winks" to mean have a little nap.
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What is the origin of the idiom-as blind as a bat?
Bats have very sensitive eyes that are pretty much useless if they try to see anything in daylight. This leads people to think that bats have very bad vision.
What is a simile for a bat?
another answer for 'simile for a bat' isAs gloomy as a batAs bold as a bat
What is the plural of bat?
The plural version of bat is bats.
Is a bat an abstract noun?
No, the word 'bat' is a concrete noun as a word for a winged mammal and as a word for a stout stick used to hit a ball; a word for a physical thing.
What does it mean when a bat comes in the house and flies into 3 rooms?
It probably means the bat is trying to find a way out
What does bat your eyelids 40 times mean?
"Batting your eyelids 40 times" likely refers to a repetitive or exaggerated gesture meant to show surprise, flirtation, or coyness. It can be used to emphasize a point or to convey a message non-verbally.
Why does your eyes feel heavy when you tired?
because think about how many times you bat ur eyelids from 10am to 11pm ... gosh jus thinking about it makes me tiredddd..
What does the idiom right off the bat mean?
The idiom "right off the bat" means immediately or without delay, right from the start or the beginning of something. Just like a baseball is hit off the bat right away, this phrase suggests taking action or reacting promptly.
What is the meaning of Bat for lashes?
To 'bat your lashes' is a piece of 1920s slang meaning to make eyes at someone, the idea being that the enormous false eyelashes in vogue at the time looked like bats when your eyelids fluttered.
What does the idiom go to bat for mean?
It's a baseball saying. If you go to bat for someone, you literally take their place at the plate and take a turn at bat. Figuratively, it means to step up and support that person, to do what you can for their cause.
Shawn was at bat 20 times during the last gamehe hit the ball on forth of the times that he was at bat how many times did he hit the ball?
69 times
A softball player had 13 hits in 25 times at bat. what percent of her times at bat resulted in hits?
The percentage is 52 which concludes a .520 batting average.
What does the batting average mean in baseball stand for?
The batting average is the percent of times a batter gets a successful hit per official times at bat. It is determined by dividing the hits by the times at bat, i. e. times at bat 10; hits 3. 3 divided by 10 gives you a .300 batting average, or the batter gets a hit 30% of the times he has an official at bat. Base on balls (walks), sacrifice hits, sacrifice flies, hit by pitch ball, and catcher interference do not count as an official at bat.
Does a ball exert a force on a bat?
Yes. The ball is moving, right? It has both momentum (mass times velocity) and kinetic energy (one-half the mass times the velocity squared). When you hit the ball with the bat, the energy of the ball is transferred to the bat, and the bat imposes its own energy and momentum to the ball.
Amy hits the ball 5 out of 6 timeshow many times will she hit the ball if she swings the bat 30 times?
no of times hit : no of times bat is swinged 5 : 6 ? : 30 by cross multiplication we get, (30*5)/6 = 25
What do think of rouge the bat?
As in what do you think of Rouge the bat??? She's cool in my opinion, bit mature in how she clothes and behaves at times but cool.
What is TPA in baseball?
TPA in baseball is the total bat apperances. In other words how many times the batter has been up to bat.
