"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Dimitri wrote:
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>> "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
>
>>> His daughter had some part in the biz. I would imagine she's going to
>>> step
>>> up to the plate more so!
>
> Where did this expression originate from? The first time I heard it was on
> a cookery prog on TV in the UK.
>
>
> Dave hoping he trimmed this right.


http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/...p+to+the+plate

step up to the plate

to take responsibility for doing something. It is time companies stepped up
to the plate and made sure the meat they sell is safe to eat.
Related vocabulary: step in
Etymology: based on the baseball meaning of step up to the plate (= move
into position to hit the ball)
See also: plate, step
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms © Cambridge University Press 2003