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DictionarySeebatright off the bat
right off the batImmediately; at once; without delay. Right off the bat, I could tell that the plan had no chance of success. Sarah's parents took to her new girlfriend right off the bat.See also: bat, off, rightright off the bat and straight off the batFig. immediately; first thing. When he was learning to ride a bicycle, he fell on his head right off the bat. The new manager demanded new office furniture right off the bat.See also: bat, off, rightright off the batInstantly, immediately, as in I can't tell you how many right off the bat, but I can find out. This term alludes to a baseball being hit by a bat. [First half of 1900s] See also: bat, off, rightright off the bat mainly AMERICANIf something happens right off the bat, it happens immediately or at the very beginning of a process. I learned right off the bat that you can't rely on anything in this business. Right off the bat I had a problem that meant I had to stop work. Note: The image here is of a ball bouncing quickly off a baseball bat. See also: bat, off, rightright off the bat at the very beginning; straight away. North AmericanSee also: bat, off, right(right) off the ˈbat (informal, especially American English) immediately; without delay: They liked each other very much, right off the bat.See also: bat, off right off the bat Without hesitation; immediately: They responded right off the bat.See also: bat, off, rightright off the batSpontaneously, 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. A New Yorker article from 1955 stated: “You can tell right off the bat that they’re wicked.” See also: bat, off, rightAcronymsSeeROTB |