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"Spit on a baseball bat"
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i-rene
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"Spit on a baseball bat"
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Hello, everybody! Please!!! Help me understand the phrase - "Spit on a baseball bat". What does it mean? Thanks in advance.
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24 Apr 2012
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ascincoquinas
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Hi there! I have no idea what the expression means..... sorry :((( May be native speakers could help. Meanwhile I came across with this link. So take a look:
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24 Apr 2012
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douglas
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I have never heard the expression.
The only thing I can think of is they are referring to "spitting on a baseball" A spitball in baseball, is where the ball has been manipulated by applying spit or some kind of lubricant to it. Throwing spitballs is an illegal thign in baseball.
Maybe to "spit on a baseball" means to cheat.
Just a thought, I have never heard the term before. |
24 Apr 2012
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cunliffe
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I �ve never heard this expression, can �t even guess what it might mean, but I�m English and that�s American, isn�t it? |
24 Apr 2012
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sulekra
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I �m not sure if it �s used in an idiomatic sense, but I remember reading an article about how baseball players are the most superstitious athletes, and spitting on the baseball bat is one of many superstitions. |
24 Apr 2012
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