swing for the fences

/swˈɪŋ fəðə fˈɛnsɪz/

/swˈɪŋ fɚðə fˈɛnsᵻz/

to swing for the fences

to aim for goals that are unrealistic or extremely difficult to achieve

Examples

1. You know, swing for the fences.

2. We have to swing for the fences, or we will come up short.

3. I'm going to swing for the fences.

4. For the 2015 season Dirk took a pay cut to free up some cash and Cuban said he planned to swing for the fences in free agency.