Phrase of the Moment
go to bat for someone
1. to help someone out; to defend someone
1. Ivan went to bat for his friend when he defended him in front of the investigations committee.
2. Senators will go to bat for companies that pay lots of taxes.
3. I tried to go to bat for Bill, but he said he didn’t want any help.
4. I heard them gossiping about Sally, so I went to bat for her.