Idiom
go to bat
Meaning
To champion, to actively assist, to provide support (for someone).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My manager is always willing to go to bat for me.”
“When the department faced budget cuts, our director went to bat for us to ensure we kept our funding.”
“Despite the intense political pressure to remain silent, the senator went to bat for the local community, championing their cause against the powerful corporation.”
Examples
simple
“My manager is always willing to go to bat for me.”
contextual
“When the department faced budget cuts, our director went to bat for us to ensure we kept our funding.”
complex
“Despite the intense political pressure to remain silent, the senator went to bat for the local community, championing their cause against the powerful corporation.”
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