the plate

informal In baseball, home base. The batter stepped up to the plate and looked the pitcher square in the eyes. The umpire stooped down and dusted off the plate.

plate

verb

See platter

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

step up to the plate
squeeze play
dust off the batter
all eyes are on (someone or something)
all eyes are on somebody/something
all eyes are on someone/something
gopher ball
a ground ball with eyes
batter
batter down

词组	the plate
释义	the plate the plate informal In baseball, home base. The batter stepped up to the plate and looked the pitcher square in the eyes. The umpire stooped down and dusted off the plate. See also: plate Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. plate verb See platter McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: step up to the plate squeeze play dust off the batter all eyes are on (someone or something) all eyes are on somebody/something all eyes are on someone/something gopher ball a ground ball with eyes batter batter down
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