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.
Synonym: STAND UP 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.
Synonym: STAND UP FOR.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012