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go to bat for — phrasal : to give active support or assistance to : defend, champion many friends stepped forward to go to bat for him and try to get him reinstated James Jones * * * go to bat for (N American informal) To defend, take the side of • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
go to bat for — {v. phr.}, {informal} To help out in trouble or need; give aid to. * /Everybody else thought Billy had broken the window, but Tom went to bat for him./ * /Mary went to bat for the new club program./ Syn.: STAND UP FOR … Dictionary of American idioms
go to bat for — {v. phr.}, {informal} To help out in trouble or need; give aid to. * /Everybody else thought Billy had broken the window, but Tom went to bat for him./ * /Mary went to bat for the new club program./ Syn.: STAND UP FOR … Dictionary of American idioms
go\ to\ bat\ for — v. phr. informal To help out in trouble or need; give aid to. Everybody else thought Billy had broken the window, but Tom went to bat for him. Mary went to bat for the new club program. Syn.: stand up for … Словарь американских идиом
bat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in games ADJECTIVE ▪ baseball, cricket, table tennis (BrE) (Ping Pong™ paddle in AmE) ▪ aluminium (BrE), aluminum (AmE), wooden … Collocations dictionary
bat — 1 noun (C) 1 ANIMAL a small animal like a mouse that flies around at night see also: fruit bat 2 SPORT a) a long wooden stick with a special shape that is used in some sports and games: a baseball bat b) BrE a round flat piece of wood with a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bat — bat1 S3 [bæt] n [Sense: 1,5 7; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: back bat (14 16 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language.] [Sense: 2 4; Origin: Old English batt] 1.) a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies around at night →↑fruit bat … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bat Ye'or — ( he. בת יאור, meaning daughter of the Nile ); a pseudonym of Gisèle Littman, née Orebi, is an Egypt born British historian specializing in the history of non Muslims in the Middle East, and in particular the history of Christian and Jewish… … Wikipedia
Bat — For other uses, see Bat (disambiguation). Bats Temporal range: 52–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Bat Masterson — For the television show, see Bat Masterson (TV series). Bat Masterson Born November 26, 1853(1853 11 26) Henryville, Montérégie, Canada East (Quebec) Died Octobe … Wikipedia
