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break groundTo initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.Rate it:

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break new groundBy extension, to initiate a new venture.Rate it:

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come out swingingTo initiate an encounter or interaction by behaving in an unrestrainedly aggressive, confrontational, or accusatory manner.Rate it:

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come to blowsTo fight; to initiate physical conflict, especially subsequent to escalating tension or antagonism.Rate it:

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get one's foot in the doorTo initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.Rate it:

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

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make a clean breakTo initiate a complete termination of a relationship, or from a situation.Rate it:

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make a moveTo initiate a conversation or perform an action intended to engage the willing attention of a person in whom one has a romantic or sexual interest.Rate it:

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make peaceTo initiate or resume a cordial relationship after a period of animosity.Rate it:

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press titsTo initiate a start up sequenceRate it:

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reach outTo attempt to initiate communication with someone.Rate it:

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set aboutTo initiate or begin some action.Rate it:

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set offTo begin; to cause; to initiate.Rate it:

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set the wheels in motionto initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)Rate it:

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spark offTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.Rate it:

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spark upTo initiateRate it:

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step up to the plateTo initiate action; to assume a responsibility.Rate it:

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