bat a thousand

bat an eyelid

To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.

bat five hundred

To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.

bat for the other team

To be homosexual.

bat one's eyes

To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.

bat the breeze

To chat; to shoot the breeze.

death by a thousand paper cuts

An ultimate negative outcome, such as the failure of a project, brought about by an excessive number of bureaucratic hurdles.

die a thousand deaths

To suffer repeatedly (often mentally rather than physically); to suffer extreme embarrassment or anxiety.

go to bat

To champion, to actively assist, to provide support (for someone).