off (your) own bat

British & Australian

if you do something off your own bat, you do it without anyone else telling you or asking you to do it.

He chose to talk to the press off his own bat.

• this side of someone
• this side of something
• this side of the grave
• thorn in someone's side
• thorn in something's side
• those were the days
• Those were the days!
• thrash out
• thrash out something
• three-ring circus
• three R's
• through and through
• through rose-colored glasses
• through the back door
• through the wringer
• through thick and thin
• throw a curve
• throw a curve ball
• throw a fit
• throw a monkey wrench into
• throw a monkey wrench into something
• throw a spanner in the works
• throw a tantrum
• throw a temper tantrum
• throw away