Anonymous  +  393400 Tue, 17 Jul 07 11:50 PM Hello everyone, I've come across this idiom and I have no idea of what this means. It seems to be used as an adjective: "Smith is oh for two." Any ideas of what the meaning might be? Thanks cris Anonymous Idioms

	Feebs11  +  393406 Wed, 18 Jul 07 12:44 AM Looks like a cricket score: Smith has zero runs for two wickets taken. More context might make it clear.  Whatever, it is not an idiom in itself. Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015 Idioms, Cricket

	khoff  +  393443 Wed, 18 Jul 07 03:19 AM It menas that two attempts have been made, with no success.  (The "oh" menas "zero" -- it means scoring 0 after two attempts.)  In baseball, it can mean that a player has been up to bat twice without scoring either time, or that a team has played two games of a series without winning either one. khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,271 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)

	Mister Micawber  +  781489 Tue, 16 Jun 09 01:47 PM Khoff has explained it quite adequately.  The man has tried something twice and failed both times at it-- it could be something as vague as 'pleasing the master'. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,802 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'