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

Thanks for that. As I understand it, it comes from baseball. I can now
see how it evolved.

Dave