can of corn

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

cans of corn 复数 cans of corn

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An easily caught fly ball.

    习语 体育 游戏

    He hits a can of corn to left.

词源

The phrase, first attested in 1896, refers to the practice of a grocer using a long stick to push a can of goods off a high shelf. (See Seattle Post Intelligencer - Sports Answer Guy article)

来源：wiktionary