lead off

lead off
lead off
to be the first one to go or leave. •

You lead off. I'll follow.

Mary led off and the others followed closely behind.

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{v.} To begin; start; open. * /Richardson led off the inning with a double./ * /We always let Henry lead off./ * /Mr. Jones led off with the jack of diamonds./ * /When the teacher asked if the film helped them to understand, Phil led off by saying that he learned a lot from it./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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