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.
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go to bat for someone
Fig. to support or help someone. I tried to go to bat for Bill, but he said he didn't want any help. I heard them gossiping about Sally, so I went to bat for her.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
go to bat for
Take the side of, support, defend. For example, Dad will always go to bat for his kids. This term originated in baseball, where it means simply substituting for another batter, but it is the idea of helping one's team in this way that has been transferred to more general use. [Slang; early 1900s]
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go to bat for
To give assistance to; defend.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.