go to bat for
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.

go to bat for (someone/something)
to give help or support to someone or something.
She's one of my closest friends in the world — I'd go to bat for her any day.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of go to bat (= to position yourself to hit the ball in a baseball game)
go to bat for (someone/something)
to give help or support to someone or something.
She's one of my closest friends in the world — I'd go to bat for her any day.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of go to bat (= to position yourself to hit the ball in a baseball game)

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go to bat for something
go to bat for (someone/something)
to give help or support to someone or something.
She's one of my closest friends in the world — I'd go to bat for her any day.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of go to bat (= to position yourself to hit the ball in a baseball game)

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go to bat for
support or help someone (in baseball you sometines substitute one batter for another)
The young woman's teacher went to bat for her when she was having problems with the school administration.

I plan to go to bat for my friend if he has a problem at work.

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go to bat for
v. phr., informal To help out in trouble or need; give aid to.
Everybody else thought Billy had broken the window, but Tom went to bat for him.
Mary went to bat for the new club program.
Synonym: STAND UP FOR.

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go to bat for someone
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.

go to bat for (someone/something)
to give help or support to someone or something.
She's one of my closest friends in the world — I'd go to bat for her any day.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of go to bat (= to position yourself to hit the ball in a baseball game)
go to bat for (someone/something)
to give help or support to someone or something.
She's one of my closest friends in the world — I'd go to bat for her any day.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of go to bat (= to position yourself to hit the ball in a baseball game)

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go to bat for someone
support or help someone (in baseball you sometines substitute one batter for another)
The young woman's teacher went to bat for her when she was having problems with the school administration.

I plan to go to bat for my friend if he has a problem at work.

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