bat around

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The Rams had dropped to 4-5 when Arteta booked a last-minute visit to California and sat down with McVay to bat around wisdom on responding to adversity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Paul Katool, a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Transportation, is part of a group of employees who bat around ideas every month for funny highway signs, riffing on movies, pop music and upcoming holidays.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

You just had to look at him Thursday carrying a bat around with bright orange batting gloves on and a toothpick in his mouth.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

“There are a lot of people here you can gut check with and bat around ideas,” Psaki said in an interview on her last day in the White House.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022

A few neighborhood friends and I used to bat around the birdie for fun after school.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins