Hit and run.
This idiom or expression refers to:
A play in baseball.
Also see:
Hit-and-run.
Bases in baseball
First, second, and third base refer to various stages in the game of baseball. Home run, or home base, is the ultimate stage.
All of these terms also refer to various levels of success in any activity, where first base refers to minor success, and home run refers to achieving a goal in a big way.
All of these terms also refer to various stages in a romantic or sexual relationship, where first base refers to kissing, and home run refers to full sexual intercourse.
When someone says: He didn’t get anywhere, not even to first base, they mean something like:
Curve ball.
This idiom or expression refers to:
A tricky situation.
A deceptive action.
A. How can you blame her? She was thrown a curve ball!
B. I know but, in her position as the chairwoman, she should have been more prepared.
Out of left field.
This idiom or expression has to do with:
Something unrelated happening.
Something happening unexpectedly.
Q. Your promotion surprised everyone, including yourself, didn’t it?
A. Yeah, it came so far out of left field you would need a crystal ball to see it coming.
