Taken from sports (in the U.S. from Baseball), the phrase means it is the person's turn to make an attempt or try whatever is at hand.
having a single bat at the front door means that it is waiting for to get inside sneak up on and suck up all your blood to turn into a bat
What does an at bat mean compared to a plate appearance
the cricket bat
What does an at bat mean compared to a plate appearance
"On deck" means the next batter in the lineup to follow the batter currently batting.
What does 307D on the knob end of a Adirondack bat mean
el bate= bat. (as in a baseball bat)
It's a baseball saying. If you go to bat for someone, you literally take their place at the plate and take a turn at bat. Figuratively, it means to step up and support that person, to do what you can for their cause.
as the bat is flying to bite pygme touch it and it falls out the sky
when they say that they mean the bat has no more bounce or energy when in contack with the ball
Bat Ami literally means 'daughter of my nation'. Bat is daughter Ami is my nation
A vampire bat is a type of bat that gets its name from its food source - animal blood.