Here's some vocabulary to bat around.
Idiom: bat around
Definition
To discuss, to debate and talk about. Used for ideas, suggestions, etc. See the note below.
Examples
→ The teachers batted around different plans for the school party.
Notes
This baseball idiom goes back to the late 1800s. It uses the idea of batting balls around a field to mean “a back-and-forth discussion.”
Related Idioms
• talk about.
Level
The idiom bat a thousand is advanced-level vocabulary. The phrase is very common in business English,m in talk around the office, as well as in everyday conversation.
Idioms: Idioms are phrases whose meaning is not clear from the words in them. Idioms come from many sources. This is a sports idiom from baseball, a phrase that is now used figuratively outside of the sport. It is an example of the many popular, colorful idioms that come from baseball. Check out the book English for Baseball for more vocabulary from the sport. Or for general sports idioms, check out English Idioms 2: Sports—Hit a Home Run.
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