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Phrase(s): lead with something
to tend to strike first with a particular fist—the right, the left, the best, etc. (Boxing.) • Watch that guy, Champ, he always leads with his right. • Get in there and lead with your left., Phrase(s): lead with someone or something
to start out with someone or something. • The coach led with Walter as pitcher and Sam on first base. • We will lead with our best players.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs