hole in one

hole in one
hole in one
1. Lit. an instance of hitting a golf ball from the tee to the hole in only one try. (From the game of golf.) •

John made a hole in one yesterday.

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I've never gotten a hole in one.

2. Fig. an instance of succeeding the first time. •

It worked the first time I tried it—a hole in one.

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Bob got a hole in one on that sale. A lady walked in the door, and he sold her a car in five minutes.

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{n. phr.} A shot in golf that is hit from the tee and goes right into the cup. * /Many golfers play for years before they get a hole in one./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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