right\ off\ the\ bat

right\ off\ the\ bat
• right away
• right off (the bat) informal
• straight away
adv. phr.
Immediately; as the next thing in order; without delay.

Phil's mother told him to do his homework right away so that he could enjoy the weekend.

The Red Cross aids disaster victims right away.

Jill knew the answer right off.

The teacher said he could not think of the title of the book right off the bat.

Syn.: at once(2)
Compare: here and now, on the spot Contrast: after a while
••
now; immediately; at once

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • right off the bat — (N Am inf) Straight away • • • Main Entry: ↑bat * * * at the very beginning * * * right off the ˈbat idiom (informal, especially NAmE) immediately; without delay …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • right off the bat — at the start, the very first thing    Right off the bat she says, Are you married? …   English idioms

  • right off the bat — immediately, from the beginning I told him right off the bat that we didn t need a new computer for the office …   Idioms and examples

  • right off the bat N. Amer. — right off the bat N. Amer. informal at the very beginning. → bat …   English new terms dictionary

  • right off the bat —  From the beginning (baseball) …   American business jargon

  • off the bat — (right) off the bat American & Australian immediately. I could tell right off the bat there was something different about this man …   New idioms dictionary

  • off the bat — adverb : without delay : at once : immediately lock these people up right off the bat without letting them run around Clare Hoffman * * * off the bat chiefly US informal : without any delay : ↑immediately usually used with right …   Useful english dictionary

  • off 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 …   Wiktionary

  • off the bat — See: RIGHT AWAY or RIGHT OFF THE BAT …   Dictionary of American idioms

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”