[start in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To begin to do something; start. * /Fred started in weeding the garden./ * /The family started in eating supper./ Compare: [GO AT]. 2. To […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

start out

[start out] {v.} 1. To begin to go somewhere. * /Bill started out for school on his bicycle./ * /Art started out on a voyage around the world./ Compare: [SET […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

strike up

[strike up] {v.} 1a. To start to sing or play. * /We were sitting around the camp fire. Someone struck up a song, and we all joined in./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get the ball rolling

[get the ball rolling] or [set the ball rolling] or [start the ball rolling] {informal} To start an activity or action; make a beginning; begin. * /George started the ball […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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You can stop while you are raising, but not when you are falling.

many hands make light work

[many hands make light work] If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, […]

up and at them

[up and at them] 1. {adv. phr.} Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat. * /"You want to know whether he will make a […]

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For an Irishman, talking is a dance.

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Introductory lesson from Lynn Bo - an American speech therapist. In this video you will learn how a stress can change the word […]

put aside

[put aside] {v. phr.} 1. To save; put something aside for a special purpose. * /Peter puts $100 aside every week./ 2. To […]

talk back

[talk back] also [answer back] {v.} {informal} To answer rudely; reply in a disrespectful way; be fresh. * /When the teacher […]