bat around

besprechen, diskutieren

Sich ungezwungen über Ideen oder Möglichkeiten austauschen, oft bevor man eine Entscheidung trifft.

In einfachem Englisch: To discuss ideas or possibilities in a relaxed way, often before deciding what to do.

• Let’s bat around some ideas.
• We batted the proposal around at lunch.
• Have you batted any possible names around yet?

So benutzt man es: bat something around (We batted several ideas around over lunch.); bat around something (Let’s bat around some options before deciding.)

Synonyme: discuss, talk over, kick around

Häufige Wendungen: bat around ideas, bat around something, bat something around

alle Schlagleute in einem Halbinning antreten lassen

Beim Baseball kommen alle Spieler der Schlagreihenfolge innerhalb desselben Halbinnings einmal zum Schlagen.

In einfachem Englisch: In baseball, every player in a team’s batting order takes a turn during the same half of an inning.

• The team batted around in the first inning.
• All nine hitters helped us bat around.
• They batted around without sending the first hitter back to the plate.

So benutzt man es: bat around in + inning (The team batted around in the fourth inning.)

Häufige Wendungen: bat around once, bat around again, bat around early

den ersten Schlagmann im selben Halbinning erneut antreten lassen

Beim Baseball kommt der erste Schlagmann nach allen Mitspielern im selben Halbinning ein zweites Mal an die Reihe.

In einfachem Englisch: In baseball, the first batter gets a second turn after every teammate has batted in the same half-inning.

• We batted around when our first hitter returned.
• The team batted around in the third inning, giving its leadoff hitter a second turn.
• Can they bat around and bring the opening batter back?

So benutzt man es: bat around in + inning (They batted around in the sixth inning.)

Häufige Wendungen: bat around twice, bat around again, bat around in something

herumflitzen

Sich schnell von einem Ort zum anderen bewegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move quickly from one place to another.

• We batted around town all morning.
• He was tired after batting around between shops.
• Why are you batting around the city in this rain?

So benutzt man es: bat around + place (She spent the morning batting around town.)

Synonyme: dash about, rush around

Häufige Wendungen: bat around town, bat around all day, bat around the city

faulenzen, herumtrödeln

Zeit verbringen, ohne etwas oder fast ohne etwas Nützliches zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: To spend time doing little or nothing useful.

• We just batted around all afternoon.
• Stop batting around and finish your work.
• He spent the weekend batting around with nothing useful to do.

Synonyme: loaf, idle, laze around

Gegenteile: work

Häufige Wendungen: bat around aimlessly, bat around all day, just bat around