off the bat

(right) off the bat

immediately Let me say right off the bat that I don't blame you for this problem. I know who you mean, but I can't think of his name right off the bat.

(right) off the bat

(American & Australian)

immediately I could tell right off the bat there was something different about this man.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hemming	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Gervasio	jer-VAH-zyo (Italian), her-BAH-syo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Uros	-	Serbian
Brenton	BREN-tən	English
Tinuviel	-	Literature
Poseidon	pə-SIE-dən (English)	Greek Mythology