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Chris -- 2018-04-11
This seems to be an eggcorn for “off one’s own bat”, meaning doing something without being told to. Perhaps users are influenced by phrases like “off a duck’s back”, and “covering one’s back”. Is this just a British expression, related to cricket?
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