go to bat for
Related to go to bat for: go over, straight off the bat
go to bat for (one)
To act in support of one. Since you know the recruiter, do you think you can go to bat for me? I really need this job.
See also: bat, go
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
go to bat for someone
Fig. 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.
See also: bat, go
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
go to bat for
Take the side of, support, defend. For example, Dad will always go to bat for his kids. This term originated in baseball, where it means simply substituting for another batter, but it is the idea of helping one's team in this way that has been transferred to more general use. [Slang; early 1900s]
See also: bat, go
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
go to bat for
To give assistance to; defend.
See also: bat, go
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- go to bat for (one)
- go to bat for somebody
- go to bat for someone
- like a bat out of hell
- old bat
- an old bat
- go to bat against
- bat away
- curve to
- pinch-hit for