go to bat for someone

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.


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  • go to bat for someone — 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 — 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

  • bat for the other side — British, humorous if someone bats for the other side, they are homosexual (= sexually attracted to people of the same sex). What about you, Justin? Do you think he bats for the other side? …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

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