come to bat

The phrase "come to bat" originates from baseball and has been adapted into everyday language to describe taking action or responsibility.

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Definition

B2Baseball

(sports, technical)To take one's turn in hitting the ball during a game.

Example

When it's your time to come to bat, make sure to stay focused and swing confidently.
He was excited to come to bat in the final inning of the game.

B2General

(idiom, informal)To step up and take action or responsibility in a given situation.

Example

When the team needed a leader, she was the first to come to bat.
He came to bat for his friend during the heated argument.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "come to bat":

go to bat up to bat at bat open the batting bat around come at play ball come to on the come cross bat take the field hit a home run bat deep bat a thousand pinch hitter swing for come out swinging come up to come into bat away get to first base batting average come on to come up come around on deck dead bat hit one out of the ballpark swing for the fences bat for both sides come in come to hand come through come to time come out