Meaning of dust off a batter | Babel Free

Definitions

for a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.

idiomatic

Examples

“That pitcher doesn't like the hitters too close to the plate so every once in a while he'll dust off a batter.”

“He never attempted to dust off a batter; and his control was so great that no hitter was ever afraid to stand right up to the plate and look Matty's fast ball right in the eye.”

CEFR level