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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I cannot find this one, but it’s a phrase that irritates me!
It refers to someone doing something spontaneously or unprompted, but should, of course, be off his own bat.
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This one appears in the forum a couple/three times. To locate those entries, click on the “Search” menu on the red panel above, and enter the word “bat”.
Off one’s own bat >> back by ffranc Slips, innovations and reshapings 1 2006-12-13 06:37:48 by patschwieterman
“Off one’s own back” instead of “Off one’s own bat”. by RGBunce Contribute! 0 2006-10-05 10:55:54 by RGBunce
new eggcorn by Joyce Contribute! 1 2006-09-08 15:20:31 by jorkel
“Off one’s own back” for “off one’s own bat” by jude
To spot the eggcorn with Google, try placing the phrase in quotes, e.g., “off his own back”. I got about 850 hits—not all eggcorns. The first sighting below speaks of the origin of the phrase...
Re: Phrase origin… where a batsman scores runs ‘off his own bat’. FWIW Annoyingly, this phrase is occasionally misheard and misquoted as ‘off his own back’.
www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/27/messages/166.html – 6k – Cached – Similar pages
Sway – This Is My Demo – Review – Stylus MagazineOh. And solely off his own back, his own touring, and his own hustle, he’s went and merked both Fiddy and The Game to win “Best Hip-Hop Act†at the MOBOs …
www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/sway/this-is-my-demo.htm – 26k – Cached – Similar pages
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