| 释义 |
off one's own batBritish At one’s own instigation; spontaneously: when he didn’t chase the dog she came back off her own bat...- I'm betting you wouldn't consider, off your own bat, changing the tyres, adding a turbo charger, adding a stereo or messing about with the engine, even if you know what you're doing, and even more so if you don't.
- And the politicians did not do it off their own bat, they were elected to do it.
- I haven't invested in any shares off my own bat, though, mainly because I don't know what I'm talking about.
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