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step up to the plate
To take responsibility for something that needs to be done. A reference to baseball, in which the batter stands next to home plate.
Someone will need to step up to the plate and lead this project now that Dylan has resigned.
We're all counting on you to step up to the plate and get this done.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
step up to the plate
1. Lit. [for a batter in baseball] to move near home plate in preparation for striking the ball when it is pitched. The batter stepped up to the plate and glared at the pitcher.
2. Fig. to move into a position where one is ready to do a task. It's time for Tom to step up to the plate and take on his share of work.
See also: plate, step, to, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
step up to the plate mainly AMERICAN
If a person or organization steps up to the plate, they take responsibility for doing something, often something that is difficult. It is time for the council to step up to the plate and provide the necessary leadership. Perhaps Mr. Sutherland should step up to the plate and lead the negotiations. Note: In baseball, the plate is the home base where the batter stands.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
step up to the plate take action in response to an opportunity, crisis, or challenge; take responsibility for something. chiefly North American
The expression originated in the language of baseball, where ‘the plate’ (in full, the ‘home plate’) is a rubber slab at one corner of the diamond where the batter stands when batting (roughly equivalent to the crease in cricket).
2004 Boston Globe Directors…need to step up to the plate in order for investors to feel comfortable that they are properly represented as shareholders.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
step up to the plate
phr. to voluntarily assume responsibility for something. (From baseball, referring to a batter approaching home plate.) The company stepped up to the plate and paid for the time and effort I spent repairing the unit.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
step up to the plate
Go ahead and act; don’t delay. This phrase comes from baseball, where it tells the batter to step up to home plate and prepare to bat the ball. From the late 1900s on it was frequently transferred to other enterprises, especially business and politics.
See also: plate, step, to, up
The Dictionary of Clich;s by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer
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the heart of the plate
gopher ball
over the heart of the plate
dust off the batter
squeeze play
beanball
the plate
pinch hitter
curve ball
curveball

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Give Me on a Platter the Head of John the Baptist – Matthew 14:1-12, Mark 6:14-29, Luke 9:7-9
Bible Verse of the Day – Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist, Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying, “John has been raised from the dead”;…
…Prompted by her mother Herodias, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
King Herod was distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests who were present, he ordered that it be given,
and he had John beheaded in the prison.

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Idiom - Too much on my plate


Idiom – Too much on my plate or A lot on my plate or Enough on my plate.
Meaning – To be too busy. To have too many things to deal with or a lot of things to worry about. This expression is used to signify that a person has too many different things to cope with.
Example:
“Jackie’s got exams next week and she has just started her new job. I’d like to invite her to the cinema but she’s got too much on her plate!”