go to bat
idiom
baseball
: to be the player or team that is batting
The visiting team goes to bat first.
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Europhile film geeks will likely go to bat for Mia Hansen-Løve’s meta Bergman Island, the best thing to happen to Fårö since grain bowls.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2021
Defenders, meanwhile, will go to bat for bitcoin like their lives depended on it.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
The agency representing Scarlett Johansson was quick to go to bat for the actress.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 30 July 2021
On Wednesday night, Pence will once again go to bat for Trump in a debate with the woman vying for Pence’s job, California senator Kamala Harris.
—Isaac Schorr, National Review, 7 Oct. 2020
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2021
Defenders, meanwhile, will go to bat for bitcoin like their lives depended on it.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
The agency representing Scarlett Johansson was quick to go to bat for the actress.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 30 July 2021
On Wednesday night, Pence will once again go to bat for Trump in a debate with the woman vying for Pence’s job, California senator Kamala Harris.
—Isaac Schorr, National Review, 7 Oct. 2020
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“Go to bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20bat. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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