right off the bat

The event started out with its challenges right off the bat, with a major dust storm that knocked down tents, damaged art installations and forced organizers to temporarily close the event gates and a nearby airport.

Leo and Rudy don’t hit it off right off the bat, something evident when Leo challenges Rudy on his first day and is subsequently fired.

You see younger hardcore bands really going for it right off the bat, and we’re very fortunate to be a part of the era that’s taking it to new heights.”

To make it clear to “Dexter” fans right off the bat, I have watched and enjoyed, to some degree, every iteration of the franchise: the original series which started in 2006, “Dexter: New Blood,” “Dexter: Original Sin,” “Someone’s in the Kitchen With Dexter.”

“We don’t want to throw her into the fire right off the bat,” Roberts said.