Right off the bat or back

Right off the bat means immediately, right away or from the very beginning. The phrase right off the bat is assumed to have come from the American game of baseball.

1. What does off the back mean?
2. Why do people say right off the bat?
3. What does right off my back mean?
4. What does off my own bat mean?
5. Is it off the back of or on the back of?
6. Do it off your own back?
7. What is the idiom about bat?
8. Why do Americans say off?
9. What is the synonym of backoff?
10. What does monkey off the back mean?
11. What does off the back of a truck mean?
12. What does back off mean in text?
13. How do you use back off?
14. How do you use back off in a sentence?
15. Is back out an idiom?

What does off the back mean?

No longer harassing or bothering someone. It is often put as get off someone's back or case, as in I told her to get off my back—I'll mow the lawn tomorrow, or I wish Dad would get off my case about grades.

Why do people say right off the bat?

Etymology. From cricket, baseball, and other sports where a bat is used to strike a ball and the players have to make an immediate decision where to run and what plays to make after a successful strike.

What does right off my back mean?

idiom informal. used to tell someone to stop criticizing you: Why don't you get off my back! I'm doing my best. Disapproving & criticizing.

What does off my own bat mean?

to do something without anyone else telling you or asking you to do it: I didn't ask her to buy them a present - she did it off her own bat.

Is it off the back of or on the back of?

If you say that one thing happens on the back of another thing, you mean that it happens after that other thing and in addition to it.

Do it off your own back?

Off your own back

This phrase is often used to refer to something done using one's own initiative.

What is the idiom about bat?

The phrase 'As Blind as a Bat' refers to someone who is unwilling to recognize bad things, or someone who is completely blind. You can use the idiom 'As Blind as a Bat' to describe someone who refuses to notice an obvious thing.

Why do Americans say off?

The simple answer? It is an Americanism similar to saying "Don't forget to write me" (American) as opposed to "Don't forget to write to me" (everywhere else).

What is the synonym of backoff?

Definitions of back off. verb. move backwards from a certain position. synonyms: back down, back up. type of: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw.

What does monkey off the back mean?

: to remove or solve a problem that has been difficult to get rid of or solve : to get rid of a problem or situation that makes one unhappy and that lasts for a long time. He finally got the monkey off his back and kicked his drug addiction.

What does off the back of a truck mean?

(idiomatic, Australia, US, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession through illegal or otherwise dubious means. The movie is still in theaters, but I got a copy that fell off the back of a truck.

What does back off mean in text?

If you tell someone to back off, you are telling them to stop interfering. [informal]

How do you use back off?

Essentially, the max-out, back-off protocol involves working up to a top low rep set in a particular exercise and then decreasing the weight and doing a number of back-off sets with the same exercise. The number of reps per set is usually increased during the back-off sets.

How do you use back off in a sentence?

to stop being involved in a situation, usually in order to allow other people to deal with it themselves: She started to criticize me, then she suddenly backed off. Just back off and let us do this on our own, will you?

Is back out an idiom?

Idiom: back out (of something)

My friend and I were supposed to go on holiday together but she backed out at the last minute.