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51first 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./ …
52off the bat — adverb From the start; immediately; right away. Right off the bat, I can see that you need to save your work more often …
53first\ 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 …
54off the bat — See: RIGHT AWAY or RIGHT OFF THE BAT …
55off the bat — See: RIGHT AWAY or RIGHT OFF THE BAT …
56off the bat — phrasal without delay ; immediately < recognized him right off the bat > …
57off\ the\ bat — See: right away or right off the bat …
58off the bat — See right off the bat …
59Bat detector — The term bat detector is usually used to describe a device used to detect the presence of bats by converting their echolocation ultrasound signals to audible frequencies as they are emitted by the bats. There are other types of detector which… …
60The Black Bat — was the name of two characters featured in different pulp magazine series in the 1930s which had nothing to do with each other.The first Black BatHe appeared in Black Bat Detective Mysteries , a short lived pulp which saw six issues, all written… …
