(the bat)
41Before the Bat's Flight Is Done — Directed by Péter Tímár Written by Péter Tímár Starring Gábor Máté Cinematography Sándor Kardos …
42right\ off\ the\ bat — • right away • right off (the bat) informal • straight away adv. phr. Immediately; as the next thing in order; without delay. Phil s mother told him to do his homework right away so that he could enjoy the weekend. The Red Cross aids disaster… …
43Casey at the Bat — [Casey at the Bat] a popular US poem (1888) by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, about a great baseball player who fails. Casey has a chance to win the game but he strikes out (= fails to hit the ball three times and is dismissed). The poem ends: and… …
44right off the bat N. Amer. — right off the bat N. Amer. informal at the very beginning. → bat …
45right off the bat — (right) off the bat American & Australian immediately. I could tell right off the bat there was something different about this man …
46off the bat — (right) off the bat American & Australian immediately. I could tell right off the bat there was something different about this man …
47sling the bat — To speak such a language • • • Main Entry: ↑bat …
48right off the bat — at the start, the very first thing Right off the bat she says, Are you married? …
49right off the bat — immediately, from the beginning I told him right off the bat that we didn t need a new computer for the office …
50first thing off the bat — {adv. phr.} Immediately; at once. * /He called home from Paris first thing off the bat as he stepped off the plane./ …