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right off the bat
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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.
See also: bat, right
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Each chaotic, blood-spattered round is packed with action and while most will instinctively go for the warrior class straight off the bat, it pays to experiment with job classes to see what suits you best.
Princess is huge fun for online gamers by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
There's always that chance, because he has been playing well he might have been given an opportunity - either by being picked straight off the bat or maybe being called up as other people drop out with injuries.
Kieran could miss call-up by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
We changed our gameplan to a more direct style and it was perfect because we scored three tries straight off the bat.
Beauxis steers Stade to European Cup rugby win by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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