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You're three for three
Meaning of “You're on” in this situationWhat's the meaning of “you're supposed to”?“You're the only one…”What does the phrase “listen to yourself” mean?Contextual meaning of 'just so you're safe'I have been looking for it for three daysWhat is the meaning of “you're always up to it”Last two days/ In the last two days / For the last two daysWhen you're driving, you should ______________________Meaning of three mounths ahead
Here is a dialogue from Dilbert:
Pointy-Haired Boss: Now let's hear what Dilbert did this week.
Dilbert: I unnecessarily duplicated Ted's work because you forgot you asked both of us to do the same task.
Pointy-Haired Boss: And how about Alice?.
Alice: You're three for three.
What does three for three mean here, or how can I parse it? She did the same task also?
I have not managed to find a definition for three for three, but apparently two for two comes from baseball and means "successful at both attempts".
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Here is a dialogue from Dilbert:
Pointy-Haired Boss: Now let's hear what Dilbert did this week.
Dilbert: I unnecessarily duplicated Ted's work because you forgot you asked both of us to do the same task.
Pointy-Haired Boss: And how about Alice?.
Alice: You're three for three.
What does three for three mean here, or how can I parse it? She did the same task also?
I have not managed to find a definition for three for three, but apparently two for two comes from baseball and means "successful at both attempts".
phrase-meaning
asked Mar 25 at 9:00
WilsonWilson
746212
add a comment |
Here is a dialogue from Dilbert:
Pointy-Haired Boss: Now let's hear what Dilbert did this week.
Dilbert: I unnecessarily duplicated Ted's work because you forgot you asked both of us to do the same task.
Pointy-Haired Boss: And how about Alice?.
Alice: You're three for three.
What does three for three mean here, or how can I parse it? She did the same task also?
I have not managed to find a definition for three for three, but apparently two for two comes from baseball and means "successful at both attempts".
phrase-meaning
asked Mar 25 at 9:00
WilsonWilson
746212
Here is a dialogue from Dilbert:
Pointy-Haired Boss: Now let's hear what Dilbert did this week.
Dilbert: I unnecessarily duplicated Ted's work because you forgot you asked both of us to do the same task.
Pointy-Haired Boss: And how about Alice?.
Alice: You're three for three.
What does three for three mean here, or how can I parse it? She did the same task also?
I have not managed to find a definition for three for three, but apparently two for two comes from baseball and means "successful at both attempts".
phrase-meaning
phrase-meaning
asked Mar 25 at 9:00
WilsonWilson
746212
asked Mar 25 at 9:00
WilsonWilson
746212
asked Mar 25 at 9:00
WilsonWilson
746212
asked Mar 25 at 9:00
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asked Mar 25 at 9:00
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(number) for (number) simply means "you were successful (number) attempts out of (number) attempts"
So you could be "seven for nine" or any other combination, athough it is rarely used that way outside of sports like baseball.
In this case Dilbert basically said "Ted and I were asked the same thing so we did the thing twice" and Alice said "actually all three of us were asked the same thing and all three did the thing"
answered Mar 25 at 9:04
BorghBorgh
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So she is saying something like "out of your three attempts to get the task done, you succeeded all three times"?
– Wilson
Mar 25 at 9:06
6
As a native British English speaker, I would note that I consider "(number) for (number)" to be an American English phrase.
– AndyT
Mar 25 at 11:59
5
In cricket "X for Y" means X runs for Y wickets, which doesn't mean the same thing (even figuratively).
– Greg
Mar 25 at 12:57
8
@Wilson Note that in this context it is undesirable for the employees to have completed the work, so the three "successes" here are not actually a good outcome. Alice is being sarcastic.
– Tashus
Mar 25 at 14:36
4
As Tashus said. It's more like "you've succeeded at being a terrible manager, three times". (Although, due to the fencepost problem, it's really more like two times!)
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Mar 25 at 16:21
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(number) for (number) simply means "you were successful (number) attempts out of (number) attempts"
So you could be "seven for nine" or any other combination, athough it is rarely used that way outside of sports like baseball.
In this case Dilbert basically said "Ted and I were asked the same thing so we did the thing twice" and Alice said "actually all three of us were asked the same thing and all three did the thing"
answered Mar 25 at 9:04
BorghBorgh
1,212211
2
So she is saying something like "out of your three attempts to get the task done, you succeeded all three times"?
– Wilson
Mar 25 at 9:06
6
As a native British English speaker, I would note that I consider "(number) for (number)" to be an American English phrase.
– AndyT
Mar 25 at 11:59
5
In cricket "X for Y" means X runs for Y wickets, which doesn't mean the same thing (even figuratively).
– Greg
Mar 25 at 12:57
8
@Wilson Note that in this context it is undesirable for the employees to have completed the work, so the three "successes" here are not actually a good outcome. Alice is being sarcastic.
– Tashus
Mar 25 at 14:36
4
As Tashus said. It's more like "you've succeeded at being a terrible manager, three times". (Although, due to the fencepost problem, it's really more like two times!)
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Mar 25 at 16:21
|
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(number) for (number) simply means "you were successful (number) attempts out of (number) attempts"
So you could be "seven for nine" or any other combination, athough it is rarely used that way outside of sports like baseball.
In this case Dilbert basically said "Ted and I were asked the same thing so we did the thing twice" and Alice said "actually all three of us were asked the same thing and all three did the thing"
answered Mar 25 at 9:04
BorghBorgh
1,212211
2
So she is saying something like "out of your three attempts to get the task done, you succeeded all three times"?
– Wilson
Mar 25 at 9:06
6
As a native British English speaker, I would note that I consider "(number) for (number)" to be an American English phrase.
– AndyT
Mar 25 at 11:59
5
In cricket "X for Y" means X runs for Y wickets, which doesn't mean the same thing (even figuratively).
– Greg
Mar 25 at 12:57
8
@Wilson Note that in this context it is undesirable for the employees to have completed the work, so the three "successes" here are not actually a good outcome. Alice is being sarcastic.
– Tashus
Mar 25 at 14:36
4
As Tashus said. It's more like "you've succeeded at being a terrible manager, three times". (Although, due to the fencepost problem, it's really more like two times!)
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Mar 25 at 16:21
|
show 4 more comments
(number) for (number) simply means "you were successful (number) attempts out of (number) attempts"
So you could be "seven for nine" or any other combination, athough it is rarely used that way outside of sports like baseball.
In this case Dilbert basically said "Ted and I were asked the same thing so we did the thing twice" and Alice said "actually all three of us were asked the same thing and all three did the thing"
answered Mar 25 at 9:04
BorghBorgh
1,212211
(number) for (number) simply means "you were successful (number) attempts out of (number) attempts"
So you could be "seven for nine" or any other combination, athough it is rarely used that way outside of sports like baseball.
In this case Dilbert basically said "Ted and I were asked the same thing so we did the thing twice" and Alice said "actually all three of us were asked the same thing and all three did the thing"
answered Mar 25 at 9:04
BorghBorgh
1,212211
answered Mar 25 at 9:04
BorghBorgh
1,212211
answered Mar 25 at 9:04
BorghBorgh
1,212211
answered Mar 25 at 9:04
BorghBorgh
1,212211
1,212211
2
So she is saying something like "out of your three attempts to get the task done, you succeeded all three times"?
– Wilson
Mar 25 at 9:06
6
As a native British English speaker, I would note that I consider "(number) for (number)" to be an American English phrase.
– AndyT
Mar 25 at 11:59
5
In cricket "X for Y" means X runs for Y wickets, which doesn't mean the same thing (even figuratively).
– Greg
Mar 25 at 12:57
8
@Wilson Note that in this context it is undesirable for the employees to have completed the work, so the three "successes" here are not actually a good outcome. Alice is being sarcastic.
– Tashus
Mar 25 at 14:36
4
As Tashus said. It's more like "you've succeeded at being a terrible manager, three times". (Although, due to the fencepost problem, it's really more like two times!)
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Mar 25 at 16:21
|
show 4 more comments
2
So she is saying something like "out of your three attempts to get the task done, you succeeded all three times"?
– Wilson
Mar 25 at 9:06
6
As a native British English speaker, I would note that I consider "(number) for (number)" to be an American English phrase.
– AndyT
Mar 25 at 11:59
5
In cricket "X for Y" means X runs for Y wickets, which doesn't mean the same thing (even figuratively).
– Greg
Mar 25 at 12:57
8
@Wilson Note that in this context it is undesirable for the employees to have completed the work, so the three "successes" here are not actually a good outcome. Alice is being sarcastic.
– Tashus
Mar 25 at 14:36
4
As Tashus said. It's more like "you've succeeded at being a terrible manager, three times". (Although, due to the fencepost problem, it's really more like two times!)
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Mar 25 at 16:21
2
2
So she is saying something like "out of your three attempts to get the task done, you succeeded all three times"?
– Wilson
Mar 25 at 9:06
So she is saying something like "out of your three attempts to get the task done, you succeeded all three times"?
– Wilson
Mar 25 at 9:06
6
6
As a native British English speaker, I would note that I consider "(number) for (number)" to be an American English phrase.
– AndyT
Mar 25 at 11:59
As a native British English speaker, I would note that I consider "(number) for (number)" to be an American English phrase.
– AndyT
Mar 25 at 11:59
5
5
In cricket "X for Y" means X runs for Y wickets, which doesn't mean the same thing (even figuratively).
– Greg
Mar 25 at 12:57
In cricket "X for Y" means X runs for Y wickets, which doesn't mean the same thing (even figuratively).
– Greg
Mar 25 at 12:57
8
8
@Wilson Note that in this context it is undesirable for the employees to have completed the work, so the three "successes" here are not actually a good outcome. Alice is being sarcastic.
– Tashus
Mar 25 at 14:36
@Wilson Note that in this context it is undesirable for the employees to have completed the work, so the three "successes" here are not actually a good outcome. Alice is being sarcastic.
– Tashus
Mar 25 at 14:36
4
4
As Tashus said. It's more like "you've succeeded at being a terrible manager, three times". (Although, due to the fencepost problem, it's really more like two times!)
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Mar 25 at 16:21
As Tashus said. It's more like "you've succeeded at being a terrible manager, three times". (Although, due to the fencepost problem, it's really more like two times!)
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Mar 25 at 16:21
|
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