step up to the plate

Put bluntly, governments have to step up to the plate, as [U. S. President Franklin] Roosevelt did in the Great Depression.

i ' m trying to adjust to major league batters , " ogawa said . " i have to step up to the plate and be on the same level .

If political leaders don't step up to the plate to fight the growth slowdown, Europe's debt crisis could worsen over the next year.

Mary needs to step up to the plate and decide which proposal will best serve the interests of the company.

Things are going smoothest when I just step up to the plate and handle the issue, even if it makes me uncomfortable.

Mary needs to step up to the plate and decide which proposal will best serve the interest of the company.

Three : you do not have the courage to step up to the plate and proclaim the truth you carry inside.

If you are a February-born Pisces, your main tests from Saturn are over; the Pisces born in March will now step up to the plate.

The Vatican needs to step up to the plate and admit that it condoned and facilitated such crimes against humanity.

Aquilani admits it's a blow but claims he and the rest of the squad must now step up to the plate.

Will Europe step up to the plate and warn their people about the pending tsunami? Per the Zetas, this simply will not occur.

With a testing year ahead, world leaders must step up to the plate.

The good news is that, if necessary, Beijing would doubtless step up to the plate and bail the company out.

David Ngog has vowed to step up to the plate if called upon to replace Fernando Torres over the coming weeks.

Step up to the plate. Tortilla chips, chili, pico de gallo, shredded lettuce, jalapenos, quesos sauce, salsa and sour cream.

It is time to step up to the plate and be ready to play the game.

As Gerard Lyons of Standard Chartered put it: "If people and firms are not spending, the government needs to step up to the plate. "

Either way, contractors will surely step up to the plate.

Every time you keep quiet and refuse to step up to the plate, you have one less chance to prove yourself.

Either way, you must step up to the plate quickly and determine your possible solutions so you can make the most sensible choice.

'I'm happy to step up to the plate if they want to go to court. '

What I like to do is develop a list of stocks I like very much, and when Wall Street holds an en masse sale, I like to step up to the plate.

Who's going to step up to the plate? = One of you is going to do this and it's not going to be me