go to bat
idiomTo champion, to actively assist, to provide support (for someone).
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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bat a thousand
To achieve success at each attempt.
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bat an eyelid
To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.
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bat five hundred
To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.
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bat for the other team
To be homosexual.
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bat one's eyes
To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.