right off the bat

and straight off the bat

Fig. immediately; first thing. When he was learning to ride a bicycle, he fell on his head right off the bat. The new manager demanded new office furniture right off the bat.

right off the bat

Instantly, immediately, as in I can't tell you how many right off the bat, but I can find out. This term alludes to a baseball being hit by a bat. [First half of 1900s]

right off the bat

Without hesitation; immediately: They responded right off the bat.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AnĐElo	-	Croatian
Allycia	ə-LIS-yə, ə-LIS-ə, ə-LISH-ə	English (Rare)
Bernice	bər-NEES (English)	English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Tinatini	-	Georgian
Nerea	-	Basque
Dyson	DIE-sən	English (Rare)