in the same ballpark

Register · Informal Informal — used in casual, everyday conversation among friends and family. Avoid in formal writing or professional settings. CEFR B2

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Figurative meaning

roughly similar in amount, size, or quality

Why this phrase?

From baseball; 'ballpark' means an approximate range.

Example

“Their offer and ours are in the same ballpark.”

Dictionary details

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

ballpark figure Informal · CEFR B1

a rough estimate, not an exact number

one and the same Neutral · CEFR B1

exactly the same person or thing, despite appearing to have two identities

below par Neutral · CEFR B2

worse than the normal or expected standard

birds of a feather flock together Neutral · CEFR B2

people with similar interests or character tend to spend time together

cut both ways Neutral · CEFR B2

to produce both helpful and harmful effects or implications

far and away Neutral · CEFR B2

By a very large margin, especially when one option or person clearly surpasses the rest.

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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