What does off one's own bat mean?

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off one's own bat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

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"My boss didn't tell me to reorganize the filing system; I did it off my own bat."

off one's own back (alternative) on one's own bat (alternative)

What does off one's own bat mean?: At one's own instigation, of one's own accord.

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