make a start
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make a start — phrase to begin doing something make a start on: I’ll make a start on the washing up. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: start … Useful english dictionary
make a start — to begin doing something make a start on: I ll make a start on the washing up … English dictionary
start — [stärt] vi. [ME sterten < OE styrtan & ON sterta, akin to Ger stürzen, to overthrow < IE * sterd < base * (s)ter , stiff, walk stiffly > STARE, STARVE, STORK] 1. to make a sudden, involuntary or unexpected movement, as when surprised; … English World dictionary
Make Up My Heart — is the power ballad from Andrew Lloyd Webber s Starlight Express. It is performed by Pearl. During the song, she is deciding between the two she has fallen in love with. Electra is strong and has style, whilst Rusty is good and makes me smile.… … Wikipedia
start (or get or set) the ball rolling — make a start. → ball … English new terms dictionary
start the ball rolling — ► start (or get or set) the ball rolling make a start. Main Entry: ↑ball … English terms dictionary
start — start1 W2S2 [sta:t US sta:rt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(begin doing something)¦ 2¦(begin happening)¦ 3¦(begin in a particular way)¦ 4¦(business/organization)¦ 5¦(job/school)¦ 6¦(car/engine etc)¦ 7¦(begin going somewhere)¦ 8¦(life/profession)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
start — start1 [ start ] verb *** ▸ 1 begin to happen ▸ 2 begin to do something ▸ 3 begin a trip ▸ 4 be the limit of something ▸ 5 make something happen ▸ 6 make machine work ▸ 7 complain ▸ 8 jump with fright ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to begin to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
start — 1 verb 1 BEGIN DOING STH (I, T) to begin doing something: start doing sth: I ve just started learning German. | We d better start getting dressed soon. | start to do sth: When Tom heard this he started to laugh uncontrollably. | Things started to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
start */*/*/ — I UK [stɑː(r)t] / US [stɑrt] verb Word forms start : present tense I/you/we/they start he/she/it starts present participle starting past tense started past participle started 1) a) [intransitive] to begin to happen or take place Work has started… … English dictionary
