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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prep_phrase
At or from the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Synonyms: off the bat
Antonyms: none provided
History
Analogy from various sports and activities, such as hound racing and bull-riding.
