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.

• take your eye off the ball
• take your hat off to
• take your hat off to someone
• take your leave
• take your life in hands
• take your life into hands
• take your life into your hands
• take your life in your hands
• take your lumps
• take your mind off
• take your mind off someone
• take your mind off something
• take your pick
• take your time
• talk a blue streak
• talk back
• talk back to
• talk back to someone
• talk dirty
• talk down
• talk down something
• talk down to
• talk down to someone
• talked out
• talk in riddles