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.

• tell it like it is
• tell its own tale
• tell it to the marines.
• tell me about it
• Tell me about it!
• Tell me another !
• Tell me another one!
• tell off
• tell off someone
• tell on
• tell on someone
• tell someone apart
• tell someone where to get off
• tell something apart
• tell-tale
• tell tales
• tell that to the marines.
• tell time
• tell where to get off
• tell you what
• tempers fray
• tempest in a teapot
• tempt fate
• tempt providence
• ten to the dozen