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    right off the bat

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english(RIGHT) OFF THE BAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    idiom US. Add to word list. immediately: You can't expect to be accepted in a new town right off the bat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Immediately. a stitch in time (saves nine) idiom. ado. at/in one fell swoop idiom.

  3. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › right+off+the+batRight off the bat - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    right off the bat. Spontaneously, immediately, without forethought. This term comes from baseball and presumably alludes to something being done as quickly as a ball leaves the bat after being hit. Dating from the late nineteenth century, it began life as hot from the bat.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'right off the bat' - Collins Online Dictionary

    phrase. If something happens right off the bat, it happens immediately. [US] He learned right off the bat that you can't count on anything in this business. See full dictionary entry for bat. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. right off the bat in British English. informal.

  5. grammarist.com › idiom › right-off-the-batRight Off the Bat – Meaning and Origin - GRAMMARIST

    Right off the bat is an idiom that demands immediate action and swift recognition. From baseball fields to bustling conversations, this phrase works in both scenarios . Now, knock your conversations out of the park with more of the idioms we have in store!

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › right--off--the--batRIGHT OFF THE BAT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Right off the bat definition: . See examples of RIGHT OFF THE BAT used in a sentence.

  7. www.idioms.online › right-off-the-batRight Off the Bat - Idioms Online

    This idiom would appear to have derived from baseball and to allude to hitting a ball with a bat. When a player hits a ball in baseball, they begin to run the bases immediately after the ball has been hit, with no hesitation, thus “right off the bat.”. More Idioms Starting with R.

  8. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishRIGHT OFF THE BAT - Definition in English - bab.la

    Define 'RIGHT OFF THE BAT'. See more meanings of 'RIGHT OFF THE BAT' with examples.