go to bat against

go to bat against someone

Fig. to aid someone against someone else. I would be happy to go to bat against Dan. We refused to go to bat against one of our friends.

See also: bat, go

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Fox TV will have a large "The Walking Dead" zone with a baseball field where teams of fans can go to bat against zombies.

Under the Tuscan Sun, fans gather and play: with over 220,000 geeks walking down medieval streets, the Italian fest puts Comic-Con to shame

It is typically the nurses who go to bat against the doctors to say, "This med routine is not working; let's come up with something new." Nurses also monitor and, if necessary, train staff, particularly when unlicensed staff are passing meds.

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