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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back-cloth star »
An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.
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bar star »
A female who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.
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bastardly gullion »
A bastard's bastard.
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beam up »
To be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.
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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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