a good beginning makes a good ending »
Good beginnings promise a good end; start off on a good note to reap the benefits at the end.
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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step »
even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point
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ass into gear »
Get going; get moving; start producing.
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at first »
Initially; at the start.
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back to square one »
Located back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.
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boot up »
To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.
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break a sweat »
To start sweating.
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break ground »
To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.
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break into »
To try to start in a profession or business.
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break the ice »
To start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.
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bring up »
To turn on power or start, as of a machine.
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cast on »
To start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.
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come on »
To get one's period, start menstruating.
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crank up »
To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
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dawn of a new day »
A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.
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dead duck »
A project that is doomed to failure from the start.
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dive in »
To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.
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don't get me started »
About the subject currently being discussed.
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don't go there »
Don't start talking about that.
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everything happens for a reason »
All events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew Barrymore
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face off »
The starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.
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fire up »
To start.
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first port of call »
The first place to go to start a process.
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first port of call »
The first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.
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fits and starts »
Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.
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for starters »
as a beginning
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fresh start »
A new beginning, without prejudices.
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from scratch »
From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation; starting from raw ingredients.
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from the get-go »
From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.
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from the ground up »
From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.
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from the word go »
From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.
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get a jump on »
To start early, especially to start before something begins or before others begin.
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get a leg up »
To gain some advantage; to get a head start.
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get busy »
Start working, usually in opposition to idleness.
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get cracking »
To get started; to get busy.
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get moving »
To start hurrying to undertake a task.
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get out of bed on the wrong side »
To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.
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get the ball rolling »
To begin; to start some action; to set in motion.
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go back to the drawing board »
To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning.
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head start »
For example, prior to the beginning of a race.
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head start »
A factor conducive to superiority and success.
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in for a penny, in for a pound »
Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must
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in the first place »
To begin with; earlier; first; at the start.
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jump the gun »
To begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
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kick in »
To start or connect suddenly.
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kick off »
To start; to launch.
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let sleeping dogs lie »
To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.
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light a fire under »
To start sooner or move faster.
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move on »
To start dealing with something else.
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non-starter »
An idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated.
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non-starter »
Someone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.
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non-starter »
Something that is not going to happen.
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off the bat »
From the start; immediately; right away.
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on the go »
To have started.
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opening time »
hour at which a pub can start serving
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peel out »
To start abruptly from a standing stop, accelerating rapidly, especially so as to produce skid marks.
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pick up »
To restart or resume.
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play ball »
To start anything tumultuous.
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pull one's socks up »
To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.
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ramp up »
Of a project or operation, to start up.
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reach an early grave »
To resign near the start for good.
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roses are red »
The start of a generic poem about love.
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scare the pants off of »
To scare or startle thoroughly.
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start off »
To begin.
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start off on the wrong foot »
To begin badly; especially, to begin a relationship badly.
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start over »
To begin again; to return to the beginning.
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start up »
To rise suddenly.
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start up »
To begin to operate.
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start up »
To begin.
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steal a march »
To start early.
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steal a march on »
To get ahead of someone or something by starting earlier.
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strike up »
To start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.
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strike up »
To start something, usually playing live music.
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switch off »
To lose interest, and start thinking about something else.
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switch on »
To turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device.
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tomorrow is another day »
Tomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressed
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touch off »
To start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
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tuck in »
To start to eat.
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turn on »
To power up; to start a device by switching it on.
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turn the page »
To move on to new involvements or activities; to make a fresh start.
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valley of death »
The phase of a startup business beginning with the entrepreneur's fulltime commitment to it and ending when the business has achieved sustainable cash flow.
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wipe the slate clean »
To forget about previous differences and disagreements, and make a fresh start.
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