- off own bat
- off (your) own bat
British & Australian
if you do something off your own bat, you do it without anyone else telling you or asking you to do it.
He chose to talk to the press off his own bat.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
off own bat
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off your own bat — british informal phrase doing something because you have decided to do it, not because someone else has suggested it I came here off my own bat, because I wanted to. Thesaurus: without help and acting alonesynonym Main entry: bat * * * off your … Useful english dictionary
off your own bat — off (your) own bat British & Australian if you do something off your own bat, you do it without anyone else telling you or asking you to do it. He chose to talk to the press off his own bat … New idioms dictionary
off one's own bat Brit. — off one s own bat Brit. informal at one s own instigation. → bat … English new terms dictionary
off one's own bat — ► off one s own bat Brit. informal of one s own accord. Main Entry: ↑bat … English terms dictionary
off one's own bat — phrasal : through one s own efforts : on one s own account able to win the war off its own bat George Orwell * * * off one s own bat 1. By one s own efforts 2. On one s own initiative • • • Main Entry: ↑bat … Useful english dictionary
off one's own bat — adverb At ones own instigation. My boss didnt tell me to reorganize the filing system, I did it off my own bat … Wiktionary
off your own bat — British informal doing something because you have decided to do it, not because someone else has suggested it I came here off my own bat, because I wanted to … English dictionary
off one's own bat — phrasal chiefly British through one s own efforts … New Collegiate Dictionary
bat — Ⅰ. bat [1] ► NOUN ▪ an implement with a handle and a solid surface, used in sports for hitting the ball. ► VERB (batted, batting) 1) (in sport) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball. 2) hit with the flat of one s hand. 3) … English terms dictionary
bat — bat1 /bat/, n., v., batted, batting. n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. b. a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis. c. a whip used by a jockey. d. the act of using a… … Universalium
