Everyday Office Jargon · Associate level

"Knock out of the park"

"Knock out of the park" means to do something exceptionally well, far exceeding what was expected.

Say this instead: do great

How "Knock out of the park" shows up at work

A staple of performance reviews and post-mortems where something actually went right. Managers reach for it when they want to praise without being specific, which is most of the time.

Buzzword

The team really knocked it out of the park with that presentation.

Plain English

The team did great work on that presentation.

Corporate Rank: Associate · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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