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get busyStart working, usually in opposition to idleness.Rate it:

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Get Down to Brass TacksTo directly hit the basic aspects of the issue; start an extremely important taskRate it:

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Get in on the Ground FloorTo get associated with an important or major business and project at its startRate it:

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get movingTo start hurrying to undertake a task.Rate it:

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get off to a flying startto have a very successful beginningRate it:

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get on like a house on fireTo immediately start a good relationship with someoneRate it:

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get on toTo progress to; to start working on.Rate it:

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get one's ass in gearTo exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.Rate it:

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get one's skates onTo start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up.Rate it:

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get out of bed on the wrong sideTo start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.Rate it:

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get startedto cause to start talking about something in lengthRate it:

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get the ball rollingTo begin; to start some action; to set in motion.Rate it:

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get togetherTo start dating; to start being a couple.Rate it:

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get up on the wrong side of the bedTo feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.Rate it:

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go atTo start a fight; to initiate an argument.Rate it:

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go back to square onerevert to the beginning and start all over againRate it:

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happy New YearA wish said at and before the start of a new year to wish someone well for New Year or for the new year.Rate it:

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head startFor example, prior to the beginning of a race.Rate it:

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head startA factor conducive to superiority and success.Rate it:

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head startinitial advantageRate it:

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heads I win, tails you loseSaid to describe a conflict in which someone has a particular advantage from the start.Rate it:

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hit itStart performing; start playing a song, etc.Rate it:

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il a le pied à l'étrierHe is ready to start.Rate it:

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il partira un de ces quatre matinsHe will start one of these fine days.Rate it:

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in the first placeTo begin with; earlier; first; at the start.Rate it:

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je partirai tout à l'heureI will start presently.Rate it:

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jump in one's skinTo start with fright.Rate it:

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kick inTo start or connect suddenly.Rate it:

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kick in the pantsa (forceful) reminder to start or get goingRate it:

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kick offTo start; to launch.Rate it:

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last but not leastAn expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.Rate it:

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let's get the party startedLet's go; let's get this done; let's start more intense action.Rate it:

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let's get the party startedLet's start having fun.Rate it:

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life's a bitch and then you dieyour life had been a living hell from the start to your grave.Rate it:

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light a fire underTo start sooner or move faster.Rate it:

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line upTo start a game in a certain position on the playing field.Rate it:

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move inTo start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.Rate it:

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move onTo start dealing with something else.Rate it:

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moving along at a snail's paceThe slow start of an agenda, the maintenance of a slothful effort, spending half a day to complete a two hour job.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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new dawnA new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.Rate it:

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non-starterSomeone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.Rate it:

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off like a prom dressMaking a start, or departing, very rapidly.Rate it:

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off the batFrom the start; immediately; right away.Rate it:

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omgTo start; never end conversation of the best conversation you ever had in your life .Rate it:

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on your mark, get set, goA three-command start when racing:Rate it:

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open the battingTo be one of a pair of cricketers that start a side's innings, who are also known as the opening pair or openers.Rate it:

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opening timehour at which a pub can start servingRate it:

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out of the chuteAt the start, immediately.Rate it:

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partir du mauvais piedTo start off on the wrong foot.Rate it:

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