How to Pronounce "off your own bat"

expression

ˈɔf/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /ˈbæt

AWF YOR/YUR OHN BAT

ˈɒf/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /bˈæt

OF YAWN OHN BAT

Definition

If you do something off your own bat, you do it by your own decision or initiative, without being asked or told by others.

American English

ˈɔf/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /ˈbæt

British English

ˈɒf/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /bˈæt

AWF YOR/YUR OHN BAT

OF YAWN OHN BAT

She finished the project off her own bat.

He called the meeting off his own bat.

Nobody asked her to help—she did it off her own bat.

You can't just start new tasks off your own bat without telling your manager.