Definition
To do something extremely ambitious, especially rashly.
In Context
- "I'm not going to swing for the fences tomorrow, but I'm hoping my speech will be warmly received."
- "“This is a very inexperienced government swinging for the fences in a situation where Labour is the strong favorite in the next election, if they don’t swing too far left,” said Kenneth S. Rogoff, a professor of economics at Harvard."
- "Go on and swing for the fences / Take a shot at the moon / A dandelion that dances / Takes chances and fancies every little light in the room"