immediatly
The idiom "right off the bat" means immediately or without delay, right from the start or the beginning of something. Just like a Baseball is hit off the bat right away, this phrase suggests taking action or reacting promptly.
"Off the bat" means happening right away.
I always thought it was a baseball term. Right off the bat means actions happen right away on contact. Runners are in motion, right off the bat. It can be applied as well to anything as soon as one action is completed, a chain of events occur too.
An idiom is something that does not mean what the phrase says literally, so yes. You can't actually laugh your head off.
Ripped off means you had something stolen. You were robbed.
you was close to something,you almost got it
immediately
The maximum speed in which a softball can come off the bat at in mph. (The bat's composition or structure is designed to limit the speed of the ball off the bat to 120mph)
Talking excessively, usually spilling secrets.
It means to fall asleep while sitting (or standing).
Old sailing slang meaning to be no longer in danger.
Nothing. The correct idiom is "get OFF your high horse," meaning stop acting so conceited as if you are above everyone else.
You are alot like you mother/father/brother/sister.