"two for two" meaning in All languages combined

See two for two on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-two for two.ogg
Etymology: From (baseball). Etymology templates: {{qualifier|baseball}} (baseball) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} two for two (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, baseball) In baseball, meeting two out of two attempts at-bat. Specifically, it means the batter has reached base safely two out of two times. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-two_for_two-en-adj-dO2j4POh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (idiomatic) Successful at both of two efforts. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-two_for_two-en-adj-Uw-5VO26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bat one thousand, bat a thousand
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