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.
- 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)