Off your own bat Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɔf/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /ˈbæt

AWF YOR/YUR OHN BAT

UK

ˈɒf/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /bˈæt

OF YAWN OHN BAT

परिभाषा

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

उपयोग और बारीकियां

This is an informal British English idiom. Mostly used to praise initiative or independence; less common in American English. Frequently follows 'do something off your own bat'. Not related to animals or baseball.

• Spanish: por iniciativa propia - por cuenta propia
• Portuguese (BR): por iniciativa própria - por conta própria
• Portuguese (PT): por iniciativa própria - por conta própria
• Chinese (Simplified): 自己主动 - 自行决定
• Chinese (Traditional): 自己主動 - 自行決定
• Hindi: अपने दम पर - अपनी पहल पर
• Arabic: من تلقاء نفسك - بمبادرتك الخاصة
• Bengali: নিজে থেকে - নিজের উদ্যোগে
• Russian: по собственной инициативе
• Japanese: 自分から - 自分の判断で
• Vietnamese: tự ý mình - tự khởi xướng
• Korean: 스스로 - 자발적으로
• Turkish: kendi başına - kendi inisiyatifiyle
• Urdu: اپنی طرف سے - خود سے
• Indonesian: atas inisiatif sendiri - dengan kemauan sendiri

उदाहरण वाक्य

She finished the project off her own bat.

basic

He called the meeting off his own bat.

basic

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

basic

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

natural

I didn't wait for instructions—I went off my own bat and fixed it.

natural

Sam volunteers for extra work off his own bat all the time—it impresses the boss.

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