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three strikes and you're out

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English

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Etymology

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Figurative extension of the literal origin in baseball, where either three strikes or four balls retire the batter.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

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three strikes and you're out

  1. Three mistakes, rule breaches etc. will result in termination, disqualification or similar.

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