dust off a batter | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,baseball)for apitcherto throw apitchat or near thebatter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away fromhome plate.That pitcher doesn't like the hitters too close to the plate so every once in a while he'lldust off a batter.1947, Robert Smith,Baseball: a historical narrative of the game, the men who have played it, and its place in American life‎[1], page206:He never attempted todust 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.

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