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get the ball rollingTo begin; to start some action; to set in motion.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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kick inTo start or connect suddenly.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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peel outTo start abruptly from a standing stop, accelerating rapidly, especially so as to produce skid marks.Rate it:

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pick up where you left offto start up again in the very place that one has stopped.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo resign near the start for good.Rate it:

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right up your alleyFlying is certainly right up your alleyRate it:

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fire upTo start.Rate it:

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touch offTo start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.Rate it:

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move onTo start dealing with something else.Rate 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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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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

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by the seat of your pantsAn aviator's term, Cross country flying, navigating via ground observation of landmarks, arrows on rooftops. water towers, railroad tracks, roadways, radio/TV towers; and by the 'seat of your pants'.Rate it:

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Early Bird Catches the WormThose who wake up early and start work have the best possible chances to attain their settled goalsRate it:

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

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strike upTo start something, usually playing live music.Rate it:

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switch offTo lose interest, and start thinking about something else.Rate it:

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switch onTo turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate 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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ran as fast as a cheetahTo start running fastRate 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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go back to square onerevert to the beginning and start all over againRate 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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at firstInitially; at the start.Rate it:

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

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

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

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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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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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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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black triangleOne of a class of triangle-shaped unidentified flying objects, usually with a light in each corner.Rate it:

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bog into start eating with gutsoRate 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 the iceTo start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.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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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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count into do a countdown before the start of something, especially a musical performance.Rate it:

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