at the outset

at the outset
at the outset
Fig. at the very beginning. •

At the outset, we were told everything we had to do.

I learned at the outset of the project that I was to lead it.

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{adv. phr.} At the start; at the beginning. * /"You'll live in the cheaper barracks at the outset; later you can move into the better cabins," the camp director said to the new boys./

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  • at the outset — {adv. phr.} At the start; at the beginning. * / You ll live in the cheaper barracks at the outset; later you can move into the better cabins, the camp director said to the new boys./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • at\ the\ outset — • at the outset • from the outset adv. phr. At the start; at the beginning. You ll live in the cheaper barracks at the outset; later you can move into the better cabins, the camp director said to the new boys …   Словарь американских идиом

  • from\ the\ outset — • at the outset • from the outset adv. phr. At the start; at the beginning. You ll live in the cheaper barracks at the outset; later you can move into the better cabins, the camp director said to the new boys …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • from the outset — since the start, from the beginning …   English contemporary dictionary

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