Idiom
open the batting
Meaning
By extension, to commence proceedings (in general, not just in cricket).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I will open the batting and start the meeting today.”
“Since you have the most experience with this project, you should open the batting at the presentation.”
“The director asked the lead researcher to open the batting by outlining the core objectives of the new initiative before the board members arrived.”
Examples
simple
“I will open the batting and start the meeting today.”
contextual
“Since you have the most experience with this project, you should open the batting at the presentation.”
complex
“The director asked the lead researcher to open the batting by outlining the core objectives of the new initiative before the board members arrived.”
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