American Idioms and Expressions

Step Up To The Plate Idiom

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Step up to the plate What does Step up to the plate mean?	If someone steps up to the plate, they take on or accept a challenge or a responsibility.
step up to the plate What does step up to the plate mean?	to accept a challenge, to prepare to do a task, to move near homeplate in baseball in order to prepare to hit the ball when it is thrown/pitched	My friend stepped up to the plate and helped us complete the project. The batter stepped up to the plate and waited for the pitch.
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freeload What does "freeload" mean?	to accept food and housing at someone else`s expense	The boy was angry at his brother for freeloading and never trying to find a job.

more fun than a barrel of monkeys What does "more fun than a barrel of monkeys" mean?	very funny, fun	The children love the man because he is more fun than a barrel of monkeys and makes everybody laugh.
Like a beached whale What does "Like a beached whale" mean?	Once a whale is on a beach, it cannot get back into the easily, so if you are completely stuck somewhere and can't get away, you are stranded like a beached whale.
in deep What does "in deep" mean?	very much involved in something

ahead of the game What does "ahead of the game" mean?	to do more than necessary	We worked hard all week in order to be ahead of the game on Monday morning.
alive and well What does "alive and well" mean?	to be well and healthy	The worker was alive and well after the accident. all Idioms

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