FIRST THING OFF THE BAT

Meaning of FIRST THING OFF THE BAT in English

{adv. phr.} Immediately; at once. * /He called home from Paris first thing off the bat as he stepped off the plane./

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

FIRST THING OFF THE BAT — {adv. phr.} Immediately; at once. * /He called home from Paris first thing off the bat as he stepped off …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRST THING OFF THE BAT — adv. phr. Immediately; at once. He called home from Paris first thing off the bat as he stepped off the …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAT — I Any member of about 900 species (order Chiroptera) of the only Their wings are evolutionary modification of the forelimbs, …
Английский словарь Британика
THING — I. ˈthiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly, reason; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst, ˈfə̄st, ˈfəist adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAT — I. ˈbat, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English batt, probably of Celtic origin; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THING — thing 1 /thing/ , n. 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRST — — firstness , adj. /ferrst/ , adj. 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAT — bat 1 /bat/ , n. , v. , batted, batting . n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German furist first, Old English faran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAT — I. ˈbat noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English batt Date: before 12th century 1. : a stout solid stick …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Gothic theihs time …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun a portion or part; something. 2. thing ·noun a transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed. 3. thing ·noun …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
BAT — noun shale or bituminous shale. 2. bat ·add. ·noun a stroke of work. 3. bat ·noun a part of a …
Webster English vocab
FIRST — [first] adj [ME, fr. OE fyrst; akin to OHG furist first, OE faran to go--more at fare] (bef. 12c): preceding …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAT — [bat] n [ME, fr. OE batt] (bef. 12c) 1: a stout solid stick: club 2: a sharp blow: stroke 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAT — a member of any of some 900 species of flying mammals. Bats are the only mammals to have evolved true …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIRST — first BrE AmE fɜːst AmE fɝːst ▷ firsts fɜːsts AmE fɝːsts ▶ ˌ first ˈ aid BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THING — / θɪŋ; NAmE / noun OBJECT 1. [ C ] an object whose name you do not use because you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — / fɜːst; NAmE fɜːrst/ determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun ■ determiner , ordinal number 1. happening or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — thing S1 W1 /θɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'meeting, council, thing' ] 1 . IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRST — I. first 1 S1 W1 /fɜːst $ fɜːrst/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fyrst ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAT — n. & v. --n. 1 an implement with a handle, usu. of wood and with a flat or curved surface, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAT — n. & v. n. 1 an implement with a handle, usu. of wood and with a flat or curved surface, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THING — n.1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
THING — ( things) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — ( firsts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The first thing, person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAT — ( bats, batting, batted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A bat …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIRST — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ~ thing, person, event, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first offence ▪ Because it was a first offence, she was not sent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST — [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable], [noun], [pronoun] - (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality …
Cambridge English vocab
BAT — n. bat eared fox free tailed bat fruit bat Masterson Bat Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk vampire bat
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FIRST — Synonyms and related words : ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, ahead, alpha, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, arch, at first, at the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING — See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, DO ONE'S THING or DO ONE'S OWN THING, FIRST THINGS COME FIRST, …
Slang English vocab
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BAT — I. bat noun 1. Synonyms: blow 1, belt, biff, bop, crack, slam, smack, sock, thwack, whop 2. Synonyms: cudgel , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING — INDEX: 1. a thing 2. several things of different types 3. what you say when you do not know the …
Longman Activator English vocab
THING — See ↑ CHARACTER 2,6, ↑ DETAIL 1, ↑ DO/NOT DO 7, ↑ HAPPEN 7, ↑ SUBJECT 1, ↑ THING 1,3 …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRST — See ↑ BEFORE 1, ↑ FIRST 1,1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a first • ↑ at first/initially • ↑ be first/come …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRST — n. 25B6; adjective the first chapter : EARLIEST, initial, opening, introductory. first principles : FUNDAMENTAL, basic, rudimentary, primary; key, cardinal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Slang English vocab

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