"They have to step up to the plate and buy stock."
The new service was expected to step up to the plate and hit a home run.
I think he should step up to the plate and do his job.
I wanted to step up to the plate and be a man.
"We hope that federal government will step up to the plate."
But the industry itself must also step up to the plate.
Then they'd see who got to step up to the plate.
I'm going to step up to the plate and take that challenge head on.
"Somebody had to step up to the plate and take the leadership position."
"You got to step up to the plate every day."
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