"OFF YOUR OWN BAT"
If you do something off your own bat, you do it without being asked to or told to.
Example: One of the actresses decided, off her own bat, to change her lines in the movie. The director wasn't happy.
Por su propia cuenta.
Example sentences:
- I didn't tell the gardener to cut down the tree. He did it off his own bat / No le dije al jardinero que cortara el árbol. Lo hizo por su propia cuenta.
- The production manager decided, off his own bat, to change the quality of the raw materials used in the factory. He did it without being asked to / El gerente de producción decidió por su propia cuenta cambiar la calidad de los materiales usados en la empresa. Lo hizo sin haber preguntado primero.
Additional examples:
- He chose to talk to the press off his own bat.
- I didn't ask her to buy them a present she did it off her own bat.
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