How do you use "Hole in one" in a sentence?

Finding this apartment was a hole in one — first place we looked and it was perfect. He got a hole in one on the par 3 and everybody went crazy. The new hire was a hole in one — she's been amazing from day one.

Hole in one

Q: What does "Hole in one" mean?

A perfect result achieved on the first try. In golf, a hole in one is getting the ball in the cup with a single shot — extremely rare. In everyday use, it describes getting something perfect on the first attempt.

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Meaning: A perfect result achieved on the first try.

第一次尝试就取得了完美的结果。

Un resultado perfecto conseguido al primer intento.

一発で完璧な結果を出すこと。

첫 시도에 완벽한 결과를 얻는 것.

In golf, a hole in one is getting the ball in the cup with a single shot — extremely rare. In everyday use, it describes getting something perfect on the first attempt.

在高尔夫球中，一杆进洞是指一杆就把球打进洞——极其罕见。在日常用语中，形容第一次尝试就完美达成目标。

En el golf, un hoyo en uno es meter la bola en el hoyo de un solo golpe, algo extremadamente raro. En el uso cotidiano, describe conseguir algo perfecto al primer intento.

ゴルフで、ホールインワンは一打でカップに入れること — 極めてまれ。日常では、最初の試みで完璧にやり遂げることを指す。

골프에서 홀인원은 한 번의 샷으로 공을 컵에 넣는 것으로, 극히 드물다. 일상에서는 첫 번째 시도에서 완벽하게 해내는 것을 말한다.

Examples

Finding this apartment was a hole in one — first place we looked and it was perfect.
找到这套公寓简直是一步到位——看的第一套就完美。
Encontrar este piso fue un acierto total — el primero que vimos y era perfecto.
このアパートは大当たりだった — 最初に見た物件がまさに理想だった。
이 아파트는 대박이었다 — 처음 본 집이 딱 이상적이었다.
He got a hole in one on the par 3 and everybody went crazy.
他在三杆洞打出一杆进洞，所有人都疯了。
Hizo un hoyo en uno en el par 3 y todo el mundo se volvió loco.
パー3でホールインワンを決めて、全員が大騒ぎになった。
파3에서 홀인원을 치자 모두가 열광했다.
The new hire was a hole in one — she's been amazing from day one.
这个新员工简直是一步到位的完美选择——从第一天起就表现出色。
La nueva incorporación fue un acierto pleno — ha sido increíble desde el primer día.
新入社員は大当たりだった — 初日から素晴らしい。
신입 사원은 대성공이었다 — 첫날부터 정말 훌륭했다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: perfection, first attempts, luck

Tone: impressed, celebratory

✓ Do Say

That was a hole in one!
简直是一步到位！
¡Eso ha sido un pleno!
一発で大成功だ！
완전 홀인원이었어!
Getting it right first time — hole in one.
第一次就搞定了——一步到位。
Acertó a la primera — todo un pleno.
初回で完璧 — ホールインワンだ。
첫 번째에 바로 성공하다니 — 홀인원이야.

✗ Don't Say

Don't use it for things that are easy
不要用在本身就很简单的事情上
No lo uses para cosas que son fáciles
簡単なことに対しては使わない
쉬운 일에는 쓰지 않는다

Origin & History

From golf, where a hole in one (also called an 'ace') is one of the rarest achievements in sport — the odds for an amateur are roughly 12,500 to 1. The first recorded hole in one was by Tom Morris Jr. in 1868 at the Open Championship. By the mid-20th century, the phrase had entered general American English as a metaphor for nailing something perfectly on the first attempt.

Cultural Context

Era: Mid-20th century general use

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal