How do you say “Knock it out of the park” in German?
The closest natural German equivalent is etwas hervorragend machen, which literally means “to do something excellently”. English speakers use knock it out of the park to mean to do something exceptionally well. Plain, strong praise without the English baseball image. Register: neutral. Usage frequency: common.
Closest natural German
etwas hervorragend machen
/ˈɛtvas hɛˈʁaʊsʁaːɡənt ˈmaxn̩/
- Literal meaning
- “to do something excellently”
- Register
- neutral
- How often it's used
- common
- Equivalence
Close equivalent
88 out of 100
What a native German speaker would actually say
German does not need a sports reference here. “Das hast du hervorragend gemacht” gives strong, direct praise for someone's work.
For a more excited reaction after a performance, “Du warst großartig!” also works. Choose the sentence around the person or task you want to praise.
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 German?
großartig sein
Literally: “to be magnificent”
Useful praise for a person or a whole performance.
In context
English
You knocked that presentation out of the park.
German
Du hast die Präsentation hervorragend gemacht.
English
Lea knocked it out of the park in her interview.
German
Lea hat das im Vorstellungsgespräch hervorragend gemacht.
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Last updated 2026-09-19