dust off the batter

dust off the batter

In baseball, to throw a pitch at or very close to the body of the batter. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Don't be afraid to dust off the batter a bit if he's crowding the plate.
See also: batter, dust, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • gopher ball
  • beanball
  • two strikes against someone/something, to have
  • batter
  • batter down
  • squeeze play
  • step up to the plate
  • (all) over again
  • over again
  • have two strikes against (one)