play a straight bat Idiom, Proverb
bat a thousand
bat an eye
bat an eye/eyelash
bat five hundred
bat her eyes
bated breath
bats in the belfry
battleaxe
batty
dingbat/ding-dong
play a beeline bat
1. To abstain giving a absolute acknowledgment to a question. A advertence to cricket, in which a amateur holds their bat angular in adjustment to avert the ball. Primarily heard in UK. Once again, the prime abbot played a beeline bat back asked about her affairs to cut the account to the NHS.2. To act in an upright, honest, respectful, and about actual manner. Primarily heard in UK. Even if you are on affable agreement with the interviewer, you should consistently comedy a beeline bat during a job interview. No acceptable will appear of acting unprofessionally.Learn more: bat, play, straightplay a beeline bat
BRITISH1. If you play a beeline bat, you try to abstain answering difficult questions. But aftermost Saturday her interviewee played a beeline bat, apropos all inquiries to his solicitors.
2. If you play a beeline bat, you do things in an honest and simple way because you accept acceptable account and values. Amit, again 14, was a little abashed to acquisition that arena a beeline bat was not advised important in his new school. Note: In cricket, to comedy a beeline bat agency to comedy actual accurately and with abundant care, in adjustment not to accident actuality out. Learn more: bat, play, straight
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