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start adjectives a good/great start • A 3-0 win is a good start for the team. a flying start (= a very good start ) • The appeal got off to a flying start at the weekend when the group held a raffle. a promising start (= a good start that makes success seem likely ) • Her teacher says she's made a promising start in learning Spanish. a bad/poor/disastrous start • Things got off to a bad start when two people turned up late. a rocky/shaky start (= a rather bad start ) • After a shaky start, they managed two wins in five matches. a disappointing start • He accepted full responsibility for the club’s disappointing start to the season. a slow start • Work got off to a very slow start because of bad weather. an auspicious/inauspicious start (= one that makes it seem likely that something will be good or bad ) • His second term in office has got off to an extremely inauspicious start. an early/late start • It was long trip so we had planned an early start. verbs get off to a good/bad etc start • On your first day at work, you want to get off to a good start. make a good/bad/early etc start • He made a flying start at college, but then he didn't manage to keep it up. have a good/bad etc start • We’ve had a disappointing start but we are hoping to improve.
transnet.ir
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noun ADJ. auspicious, bright, encouraging, flying, good, great, impressive, promising, sound, wonderful Despite a bright start, Liverpool lost the match. | disappointing, disastrous, poor, rocky, shaky, slow, uncertain | false After a couple of false starts, she found the job that suited her. | fresh, new | early, late | very right from the very start VERB + START make I think it's time we made a start. | get off to The company has got off to an impressive start this financial year. | herald, mark START + NOUN button, date, signal PREP. at the ~ (of) Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting. | from the ~ She felt at home in her new job right from the start. | ~ to The fine winter weather heralded a good start to the year. | ~ in Moving to a good school gave Sally a fresh start in life. PHRASES from start to finish This is a thoroughly good book from start to finish.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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start on sth to start to deal with something, or to start to use something • I'm just about to start on the cleaning. • Shall we start on the wine or wait till Colin gets here?
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb begin: We shall start the new project soon. verb activate: We need to start the engine now. verb inaugurate: We shall start a new company. noun scare: The noise gave us a start. noun beginning: The start of the race will be soon. noun origin: The start of our company was unique.
Simple Definitions
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start sb off 1. to help someone to start an activity, especially a piece of work • I'll start her off on some fairly basic stuff and see how she gets on.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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start ( sth ) up BUSINESS 1. If a business or other organization starts up, or if someone starts one up, it is created and starts to operate • Many small businesses started up in the 1980s to cater to this growing market. • We ought to start up a drama group.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): *a start 1. [and] *a jump(start) battery power to help start someone’s car, etc. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • My car is stalled. I need to get a start. • I got my car going. I got a jump from John. 2. help in beginning one’s career; a first opportunity in the beginning of one’s career. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • She got a start in show business in Cincinnati. • She had a start when she was only four.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): start something to start a fight or an argument. (Something can be replaced by anything or nothing with the negative.) • Hey, you! Better be careful unless you want to start something. • I don’t want to start anything. I’m just leaving.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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start out to begin your life, or the part of your life when you work, in a particular way • My dad started out as a sales assistant in a shop.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): *one’s start one’s first career opportunity. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) • I had my start in painting when I was thirty. • She helped me get my start by recommending me to the manager.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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start ( sth ) up ENGINE 2. If a vehicle or engine starts up, or someone starts it up, it starts to work • The car wouldn't start up this morning.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. suddenly Her heart suddenly started to race. | immediately | just He has just started at school. At that point I just started to hate the man. | off, out We'll start off by doing some warm-up exercises. | (all over) again We'll just have to start all over again. VERB + START decide to, expect to, hope to, intend to, plan to | be due to, be expected to, be scheduled to Work is due to start this weekend. | be ready to By early evening he was ready to start work. | be about to, be going to A new term was about to start. | had better You'd better start packing if you're to leave early tomorrow morning. PREP. by Let's start by reviewing what we did last week. | from Start from the beginning and tell me exactly what happened. | on I've finished decorating the bathroom, so now I can start on the bedroom. | with Let's start with this first piece of music. PHRASES get started It's already quite late, so I think we should get started. | let's start
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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start over US ( UK start afresh ) to begin to do something again, sometimes in a different way • We decided to abandon the first draft of the report and start over. • The agreement allows old expectations to be forgotten and everyone can start afresh.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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to start doing something start to begin doing something: • I’m starting a new job next week. • It’s time we started. begin to start doing something. Begin is more formal than start , and is used especially in written English: • He began to speak. • The orchestra began playing. • Shall we begin? commence formal to start doing something: • The company will commence drilling next week. • Work was commenced on the next power station. get down to something to finally start doing something, especially your work: • Come on, Sam – it’s time you got down to some homework. • We’d better get down to business . set off to start a journey: • What time do you have to set off in the morning? • I usually set off for work at about 8.30. set out to start a long journey: • The ship set out from Portsmouth on July 12th. embark on something especially written to start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting: • The Law Society has embarked on a major programme of reform. • Jamaica was embarking on a decade of musical creativity. resume formal to start doing something again after stopping it or being interrupted: • Normal train services will be resumed on April 5th. • Trade was resumed after the end of the war. get cracking informal to start doing something or going somewhere: • I think we should get cracking straightaway. to start happening start/begin to begin: • What time does the film start? begin to start. Begin is more formal than start and is used especially in written English: • The trial began in March. • Work on the new bridge will begin early next year. open to start being shown to the public – used about a play, show, or exhibition: • Lloyd Webber’s new musical opened in London last week. • A major exhibition of her work will open in New York in November. commence formal to start happening: • The voting has already commenced. • The work is scheduled to commence in April. get under way to start happening or being done – used especially about something that is likely to last a long time: • Construction work is getting under way on a new train network. • Discussions concerning the plan got under way on April 2. break out to start happening – used especially about a fire, a fight, war, or a disease: • Police were called in when fighting broke out in the crowd. • The blaze broke out on the third floor of the hotel. kick off informal to start – used especially about a football game or a meeting: • The match is due to kick off this afternoon at Wembley Stadium. • What time will the celebrations kick off?
Longman-Thesaurus
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start sb off 2. to make someone start to laugh, cry, or talk about something that they often talk about • I could see Emma trying not to laugh and of course that started me off.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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start on at sb to start complaining angrily to someone about something they have done • She started on at him about the way he's always looking at other women.
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In addition to the idioms beginning with START, Also see FALSE START; FITS AND STARTS; FOR OPENERS (STARTERS); (START) FROM SCRATCH; FROM SOUP TO NUTS (START TO FINISH); GET OFF THE GROUND (TO A FLYING START); HEAD START; RUNNING START; TO START WITH.
American Heritage Idioms