American Idioms and Expressions

Go To Bat For Someone Idiom

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go to bat for someone
What does go to bat for someone mean?		 support or help someone (in baseball you sometines substitute one batter for another) support or help someone (in baseball you sometines substitute one batter for another)The young woman's teacher went to bat for her when she was having problems with the school administration.
go to bat for (someone)
What does go to bat for (someone) mean?		 to support or help someone I will always go to bat for my friend when he has a problem at work.

go to bat for (someone)
What does go to bat for (someone) mean?		 to support or help someone (in baseball you sometimes substitute one batter for another) The teacher went to bat for the student when she was having problems with the school administration.


Some Random Idioms
owing to (someone or something)
What does "owing to (someone or something)" mean?		 because of someone or somethingOwing to the bad weather many airplane flights were recently canceled.
a taste of (something)
What does "a taste of (something)" mean?		 an experience of something, an example of somethingI was able to get a taste of playing tennis while I was on my holiday.
get (something) out of (something)
What does "get (something) out of (something)" mean?		 to get some kind of benefit from somethingMy mother does not understand why my aunt can get something out of going to an opera.
fat
What does "fat" mean?		 well-stocked; having sufficient or excess of something. He's fat with cash now that he received his bonus.
as white as the driven snow
What does "as white as the driven snow" mean?		 very whiteThe fur on the dog was as white as the driven snow.
fork out money for (something)
What does "fork out money for (something)" mean?		 to pay money for somethingI had to fork out much money to have my car fixed.
get across (something) to (someone) or get (something) across to (someone)
What does "get across (something) to (someone) or get (something) across to (someone)" mean?		 to explain or say something so that someone can understand it It was difficult to get across the importance of the school safety rules to the children.

liquid assets
What does "liquid assets" mean?		 property or belongings that can easily be converted into cash The company sold some of its liquid assets in order to raise cash.

have a good eye for (something)
What does "have a good eye for (something)" mean?		 to be able to judge something correctly, to have good taste in something The woman has a good eye for color and her apartment is very beautiful.

cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face
What does "cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face" mean?		 to make things worse for yourself by trying to harm someone or something else The man cut off his nose to spite his face when he became angry and quit his job.

Beat someone to the draw
What does "Beat someone to the draw" mean?		 If you beat someone to the draw, you do something before they do.
none the wiser
What does "none the wiser" mean?		 not knowing any moreWe put all of the old magazines in the garbage and my sister was none the wiser.
alive and well
What does "alive and well" mean?		 to be well and healthy The worker was alive and well after the accident.

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