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Where did the phrase right off the bat come from?

Where did the phrase right off the bat come from?

The phrase right off the bat is assumed to have come from the American game of baseball. In baseball, when a batter makes contact with the ball with his bat, he must quickly run to first base before the opposing team can get that ball to first base.

What does the idiom right off the bat mean?

immediately
Instantly, 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]

Is the saying right off the bat or back?

It’s “right off the bat”, alluding to a baseball taking off right after having been struck by a player’s bat. The saying means “immediately” or “instantly.”

What is another way to say right off the bat?

What is another word for right off the bat?

immediately instantly
straight double quick
instanter off the bat
that instant without more ado
straightaway toot sweet

How do you use right off the bat in a sentence?

I asked him to help, and he said yes right off the bat. I was all prepared to put up a fight, he gave in right off the bat. Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat. He learned right off the bat that you can’t count on anything in this business.

Can you start a sentence with right off the bat?

Foreign aid is one of the issues we have to deal with right off the bat. Right off the bat, I could tell that the plan had no chance of success. I asked him to help, and he said yes right off the bat. I was all prepared to put up a fight, he gave in right off the bat.

How do bats help humans?

Bats are very important animals in ecosystems all over the world. Bats also help distribute the seeds of these important plants, so they can reproduce and create more fruit for us humans to eat and enjoy. Without pollinating and seed-dispersing bats, many ecosystems would gradually die.