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a definitione proficiscito start from a definition.Rate it:

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a falsis principiis proficiscito start from false premises.Rate it:

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a good beginning makes a good endingGood beginnings promise a good end; start off on a good note to reap the benefits at the end.Rate it:

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ab exiguis initiis proficiscito start from small beginnings.Rate it:

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ABCA type of poem in which the lines start with the letters of the alphabet in order.Rate it:

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adopt outTo expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency.Rate it:

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albatrossAny of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.Rate it:

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armar la de san Quintínto start a fightRate it:

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ass into gearGet going; get moving; start producing.Rate it:

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at firstInitially; at the start.Rate it:

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Back to Drawing BoardTo start some work again from the basics to eliminate the errors that made the earlier plan failRate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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beat the rapAvoid fines or punishment, receive forgiveness from family, friends, the law and the Boss for misdemeanors, infractions and Stupid Stunts.Rate it:

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black beetleThe oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae).Rate it:

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Black Sheep of the FamilyA disrespected member of a family, community or any other group or society due to certain actions. It happens when all other are performing or doing well but one person lacks it allRate it:

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blazing starChamaelirium luteum of the lily family.Rate it:

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blazing starAny of various plants including:Chamaelirium luteum of the lily family.Aletris farinosa, also called colicroot and star grass.Mentzelia laevicaulisRate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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bog into start eating with gutsoRate it:

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boot upTo start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.Rate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthBorn rich or in a wealthy family.Rate it:

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Born With a Silver Spoon in Your MouthBorn in a family or environment that is rich, comfortable and luxuriantRate it:

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break a sweatTo start sweating.Rate it:

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break groundTo begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.Rate it:

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break intoTo try to start in a profession or business.Rate it:

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break the iceTo start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.Rate it:

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bring inTo earn money for a company or for the family.Rate it:

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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.Rate it:

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buckle-up and beginStart with Confidence:Rate it:

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burst into tearsto suddenly start weepingRate it:

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burst out laughingto suddenly start laughing intenselyRate it:

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c'est une famille où l'esprit est tombé en quenouilleIn that family only the women are clever; In that family the brains are on the distaff side.Rate it:

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care packageA package sent from home or from friends or family, containing favorite foods or comfort items.Rate it:

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cast onTo start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.Rate it:

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cat's clawCarpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae familyRate it:

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cat's clawDolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae familyRate it:

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charity begins at homeyou should primarily pay attention to your own family needs, then care to the others.Rate it:

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close to homeAffecting people close to, or within, ones family circle.Rate it:

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come into beingTo form; to start to exist.Rate it:

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come onTo get one's period, start menstruating.Rate it:

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come on toTo start to.Rate it:

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come to lifeto start to become energetic.Rate it:

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count into do a countdown before the start of something, especially a musical performance.Rate it:

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crank upTo start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.Rate it:

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darsi da fareStart working, usually in opposition to idleness.Rate it:

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

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dead duckA project that is doomed to failure from the start.Rate it:

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dive inTo start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.Rate it:

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do overTo repeat; to start over.Rate it:

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