Idioms

go to bat for someone

go to bat for (one)

To act in support of one. Since you know the recruiter, do you think you can go to bat for me? I really need this job. Thankfully, my manager went to bat for me when the company was looking to lay off employees. Of course I'll go to bat for you with the headmaster—I know you had nothing to do with this prank.
See also: bat, for, go, to
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go to bat for someone

or

go in to bat for someone

mainly AMERICAN
If you go to bat for someone, you give them your support or help. She was just fabulous in going to bat for me, in not being judgmental, and helping me work it out. I wasn't ashamed to go in to bat for Matt. I had faith his acting talent would justify it. Note: This expression refers to a baseball player who joins in the game and takes the place of another batter.
See also: bat, for, go, someone, to
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
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