off one's own bat

English

Alternative forms

off one's own back (chiefly or originally erroneous)
on one's own bat

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

off one's own bat

(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

of one's own accord — see of one's own accord

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