off one's own bat
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- off one's own back (eggcorn)
- on one's own bat
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) At one's own instigation, of one's own accord.
- My boss didn't tell me to reorganize the filing system; I did it off my own bat.
Translations
[edit]of one's own accord — see of one's own accord