英语词汇go to bat for someone的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	go to bat for someone
词源	go to bat for someone. Going to bat for someone means to defend, support, or take up the cause of that person. This com- mon American phrase is from baseball and was first recorded in 1916, although it was probably used earlier. The British use bats for cricket, but the phrase is not common in England.
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