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Definition of
bat around phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bat around
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
bat something
around
(
informal
)
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to discuss whether an idea or a plan is good or not, before deciding what to do
It's just an idea we've been batting around.
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bat around
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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noun
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