"step up to the plate"
Jonathan Lighter
wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM
Thu Mar 24 21:17:33 UTC 2005
"Your World," Fox News Channel, five minutes ago:
"There is a role for the federal government [in the Schiavo case], and they have not stepped up to the plate!"
Politicians and talking heads use this metaphor all the time, but it's not in OED. One definition might be, "to face a situation or make a decision squarely and confidently."
It's been around for many years.
JL
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