step up to the plate

well,it's quite easy to learn this usefull slang. great.

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coool meaning ..

Thanks alot..

It means, the friends care for you, when you need them in bad times.

It is intereting ,Getcha~~

Thank you Bogle… very useful your speech. Mainly in some countries basseball isnt't very popular like others sports.

I'm already to set up the plate and really learning English.

Cya. 

Doesnt matter what im going trhough, she`s always there to step up to plate, never complains about, actually she`s more than a friend, i love my great mom.

Yes KaryKary, you are correct.  It does not HAVE to be bad times, but it means they step up to the challenge.  They did not avoid it.  They are a good friend and they did what a good friend would do.

thanks i learnt many words

I like that :)

I must love it well sure 

Is it inlcuded 2 meanings?

1) accept a responsibility or challenge 2) help friends or people when they are in bad times

Do I get the meaning right?

This is really useful!! I like it! Thanks!

It's a new idiom for me. You konw, the number of friends who step to the plate is very low, if no not rare.

Any way I do appreciate for presenting this idiom.

i like it

i like it

Gr8 slang! it is very useful in spoken english

Nice slang!

I consider myself as a friend that steps up to the plate when a friend of mine needs help!

Stepping up to the plate is a baseball reference.  In baseball, you walk up to the plate to bat the ball.  It reminds me of another piece of slang "He/she will go to bat for you" (which means they will defend you or do something for you).  Stepping up to the plate means you are going to do what you need to do.  If you don't walk over to the plate, how will you hit the ball?  A good friend does their best and steps up.