off one's own bat
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- off one's own back (chiefly or originally erroneous)
- on one's own bat
Pronunciation edit
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Prepositional phrase edit
- (idiomatic) At one's own instigation, of one's own accord.
- My boss didn't tell me to reorganize the filing system; I did it off my own bat.
Translations edit
of one's own accord — see of one's own accord