- go to bat for someone
- go to bat for someoneFig. to support or help someone. •
I tried to go to bat for Bill, but he said he didn't want any help.
•I heard them gossiping about Sally, so I went to bat for her.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
go to bat for someone
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go to bat for someone — go to bat for (someone) American & Australian to give help and support to someone who is in trouble, often by talking to someone else for them. Give me some decent evidence and I ll go to bat for you … New idioms dictionary
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go to bat for someone — mainly american informal phrase to give someone your support and help Thesaurus: to help someonesynonym to support an idea, plan or personsynonym Main entry: bat … Useful english dictionary
go to bat for someone — mainly American informal to give someone your support and help … English dictionary
go to bat for — (someone) American & Australian to give help and support to someone who is in trouble, often by talking to someone else for them. Give me some decent evidence and I ll go to bat for you … New idioms dictionary
go to bat for something — go to bat for (someone/something) to give help or support to someone or something. She s one of my closest friends in the world I d go to bat for her any day. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of go to bat (= to position yourself to hit the … New idioms dictionary
go to bat for — (someone/something) to give help or support to someone or something. She s one of my closest friends in the world I d go to bat for her any day. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of go to bat (= to position yourself to hit the ball in a… … New idioms dictionary
go to bat for — If you go to bat for someone, you support or help him or her when they need it … The small dictionary of idiomes
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go to bat for — phrasal : to give active support or assistance to : defend, champion many friends stepped forward to go to bat for him and try to get him reinstated James Jones * * * go to bat for (N American informal) To defend, take the side of • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
go to bat for — help someone by talking to managers or authorities, put in a good word for Uncle Bob works for the City. If your tax bill is too high, maybe he ll go to bat for you … English idioms
