How do you say “Knock it out of the park” in French?
The closest natural French equivalent is réussir brillamment, which literally means “to succeed brilliantly”. English speakers use knock it out of the park to mean to do something exceptionally well. Plain wording for an impressive success, without the casual sports image. Register: neutral. Usage frequency: common.
Closest natural French
réussir brillamment
/ʁeysiʁ bʁijamɑ̃/
- Literal meaning
- “to succeed brilliantly”
- Register
- neutral
- How often it's used
- common
- Equivalence
Close equivalent
89 out of 100
What a native French speaker would actually say
“Réussir brillamment” keeps the sense of an impressive success without bringing baseball into the sentence. Name the task after the verb.
In a direct compliment, “Tu as été formidable” may sound warmer. It praises the person rather than describing how a task went.
How close is the meaning?
- Meaning5 out of 5
- Tone4 out of 5
- Context5 out of 5
- Literal similarity1 out of 5
These ratings are editorial approximations, not measurements.
What are other ways to say it in French?
être formidable
Literally: “to be wonderful”
A warm compliment after someone's performance.
In context
English
You knocked that presentation out of the park.
French
Tu as brillamment réussi ta présentation.
English
Maya knocked it out of the park in her audition.
French
Maya a brillamment réussi son audition.
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Last updated 2026-09-19