Bat for someone in phrase bat for someone can mean to support or defend someone, to take turns hitting for someone in baseball, or slang to be crazy about someone, with meaning depending on context. In baseball, bat for someone means to take batting turn for someone else, as in pinch hit. In general idiom, to bat for someone means to support or defend them, like I will bat for you meaning I will advocate for you, similar to going to bat for someone meaning supporting cause. In slang, bat for someone can mean to be crazy about someone, like bats for someone meaning infatuated. In some regions, to bat for someone means to try to get attention or flirt. For example, she bats for him means she supports him or likes him. In UK slang, bat for someone can mean to work on behalf. So bat for someone meaning varies, but most common idiom is to go to bat for someone meaning to support or defend someone in difficult situation, advocating for them, similar to organizing support system. So bat for someone means to support, defend, or take place for someone, with exact meaning determined by whether baseball, advocacy, or slang infatuation context.
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