HEAVY 🪜 HITTER

Calling someone a “heavy hitter” means they pull an inordinate amount of weight on their team and pack an exceptional punch at whatever they do. Recorded usage of the term dates to the 1870s when it was used to describe baseball players who consistently hit the ball hard and far, producing a remarkable number of extra-base hits.

Theme: Baseball idioms

The baseball playoffs are here, and with them, a week of Raddles based on common English idioms that have their origins in baseball terminology. Go Cubs!