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.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɔf/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /ˈbæt
British English
ˈɒf/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /bˈæt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AWF YOR/YUR OHN BAT
UK
OF YAWN OHN BAT
Listen in Context
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.