Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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From the start; immediately; right away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
Synonyms: from the get-go, off the rip, off rip, out of the gate, right off the bat, straight out of the chute
Antonyms: none provided
History
From cricket, baseball, and other sports where a bat is used to strike a ball and the players have to make an immediate decision where to run and what plays to make after a successful strike.
