Betekenis van strike out In het Nederlands

• 0 to start doing something new, independently of other people:

  • After working for her father for ten years, she felt it was time to strike out on her own.

• 1 to be unsuccessful:

  • I really struck out with her - she wouldn't even kiss me good night.

• 2 to begin a new and independent activity:

  • I needed to strike out on my own.

  • Next year I’m hoping to strike out and find a job where I could make some money.

• 3 to try without success; fail:

  • "How did you do at the auction?" "We really struck out – there wasn’t anything worth getting."

• 4 to begin a new career or activity, usually on your own:

  • He left the corporate banking world with the aim of striking out and setting up his own business.

  • strike out on your own She finally struck out on her own, setting up a news blog with a friend.