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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.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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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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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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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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dead duckA project that is doomed to failure from the start.Rate it:

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do overTo repeat; to start over.Rate it:

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don't go thereDon't start talking about that.Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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embark on a debatestart a conversationRate it:

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embark on a ventureset up/begin/start a businessRate it:

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faire table raseTo make a clean sweep and begin again; To start everything afresh.Rate it:

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fire upTo start, to launch, to ignite.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first place to go to start a process.Rate it:

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From the Word GoFrom the very start of something, inception or onset of somethingRate it:

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get a leg upTo gain some advantage; to get a head start.Rate it:

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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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