Synonym Game

hole in one

hole in one

noun Golf.
ace (def. 8a).

Origin:
1930–35
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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World English Dictionary
hole in one
 
n
1.  a shot from the tee that finishes in the hole
 
vb
2.  (intr) to score a hole in one

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Idioms & Phrases

hole in one

A perfect achievement, as in Tim scored a hole in one on that test. The term alludes to a perfect stroke in golf, where one drives the ball from the tee into the hole with a single stroke. [c. 1900]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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