right off the bat Neutral 🟢 Beginner (A1)

right off the bat
Meaning

If something happens right off the bat, it happens immediately.
"Right off the bat" is an informal phrase that means immediately, at once, or from the very first moment.

  • They asked me to sing right off the bat.
  • He learned right off the bat that you can't count on anything in this business.
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