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Phrase(s): lead off (with someone or something) [for a person, process, or performance] to begin with someone or something. • The musical revue led off with a bassoon trio. • Sharon, the singer, will lead off tonight.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Begin, start, go first. For example, We have a panel of three speakers, so will you lead off? [c. 1800]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): lead someone or something off to guide someone or something away. • The guide led the hikers off on the adventure of their lives. • The dog owners led off their animals and they awaited the decision of the judges.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs