English of the Day

Idiom of the Day

💥a ballpark figure a ballpark estimate

🇺🇸American English

✍🏾Meaning:

If you give a ballpark figure or a ballpark estimate, you give a number which you think is fairly close to the actual one.

❗️For example:

🔺We don't know the exact cost, but a ballpark figure would be around six million dollars. 🔺I know you can't tell me exactly when it'll be finished, but can you give me a ballpark estimate?

🗨Origin: From baseball, and probably having a history similar to that of the idiom "in the same ballpark" which means "approximately the same amount". 🔮Variety: This idiom is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

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