according to the dictionary,
"zero in one" means "concentrate on"
and Where comes from "zero in on"?
2007-01-01 12:27:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's an old phrase referring to the sights of a gun. The sight resembled a zero, and you had to lock it onto your target for accuracy.
2007-01-01 12:35:46 · answer #1 · answered by mo_c_mo33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a phrase the Great Zorro used to use, still would if he was alive. When he closed in on an enemy, concentrating totally, he would draw his sword and pierce his enemies heart with it. People would say he "Zorroed in on him" But after he died, gradually it turned to "Zeroed in on him" since most people dont even know who he is anymore.
2007-01-01 20:32:15 · answer #2 · answered by gonad_obrien 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the sights on a gun or a targeting device. The center that you align to the target resembles a zero.
2007-01-01 20:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
From our fighter pilots in WWII. As the Japanese zero was attacking. Not a good time to be spaced out.
2007-01-01 20:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by Eva 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be precise and accurate
2007-01-01 20:32:29 · answer #5 · answered by ♥michele♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋