go to bat
To champion, to actively assist, to provide support (for someone).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“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.”
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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.
Last updated August 10, 2026