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Phrase(s): start on someone or something
1. to begin dealing with someone or something. • We have finished talking about Gary, and now we will start on Bob. • We will start on dessert after you have finished your broccoli. 2. to begin to castigate someone or something • Don’t start on me! I didn’t do anything wrong! • The politician started on the opposing party, and everyone in the audience cheered.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs