off own bat



off your own bat

  (British & Australian)
if you do something off your own bat, you do it without anyone else telling you or asking you to do it He chose to talk to the press off his own bat.
See also: bat, off, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chifundochee-FUWN-doSouthern African, Chewa
Cipriancheep-RYAHNRomanian
Kisha-African American
Winoc-Breton, French
Rupinder-Indian (Sikh)
Isa (3)-Frisian, Ancient Germanic