in the ball park

in the ball park
close, near the total
  

My offer wasn't even in the ball park. He wanted $500, not $300.


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  • The Ball Park — is a stadium in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It was primarily used for baseball and was the home of Maine Guides. The stadium also hosted many concerts including Aerosmith in 1994. The ballpark has a capacity of 6,000 people and opened in 1984. A… …   Wikipedia

  • in the ball park —  Close to what was expected (baseball).  ► “The result obtained with a specific heuristic can be considered ‘good’ (i.e., close to optimal) if that result is in the ball park of the result obtained through a maximally different method.” (Decision …   American business jargon

  • out of the ball park — not close to the correct number or price    Few people will buy your product if the price is out of the ball park …   English idioms

  • Ball Park (UTA station) — Infobox Station style= name= Ball Park image size= image caption= address=1300 SouthSalt Lake City, UT [cite web |url=http://rideuta.com/images/08NEWRailCarMap.jpg|title=UTA Rail System Map |accessdate=2008 05 31 |publisher=Utah Transit Authority …   Wikipedia

  • ball park — noun : a park in which ball games are played knocked a home run right out of the ball park …   Useful english dictionary

  • ball-park estimate —  A quickly calculated estimate of costs.  ► “Thus, the result obtained with a specific heuristic can be considered ‘good’ (i.e., close to optimal) if that result is in the ball park of the result obtained through a maximally different method.”… …   American business jargon

  • ball-park figure —  A quickly calculated estimate of costs.  ► “Thus, the result obtained with a specific heuristic can be considered ‘good’ (i.e., close to optimal) if that result is in the ball park of the result obtained through a maximally different method.”… …   American business jargon

  • Ball Park Franks — is the name of a brand of hot dogs made by Sara Lee.It currently comes in the following variety: [ [http://www.ballparkfranks.com/product fra.html Ball Park ] ] * Original Meat Franks * Original Beef Franks * Bun Size Meat Franks * Bun Size Beef… …   Wikipedia

  • ball park — n 1.) AmE a field for playing baseball with seats for watching the game 2.) in the (right) ball park informal close to the amount, price etc that you want or are thinking about ▪ Their estimate is in the right ball park. 3.) a ball park… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Ball Park Franks — est une marque de hot dogs produite par Sara Lee. Sommaire 1 Historique 2 Slogans 3 Références 4 Lien externe …   Wikipédia en Français

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