grand slam
noun
[ ˌɡrand ˈslam ]
• a set of major championships or matches in a particular sport in the same year, in particular tennis, golf, or rugby union.
• "the tennis Grand Slam consists of the four most difficult major tournaments on the international circuit"
• the bidding and winning of all thirteen tricks.
• a home run hit when each of the three bases is occupied by a runner, thus scoring four runs.
Origin:
early 19th century (as a term in cards, especially bridge): from slam (sense 4 of the noun).
