Today I start off on the first volume of my trilogy.
•I am ready to start off now.
2. to begin a journey. •When do we start off on our trip?
•I'm ready to start off. What about you?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
start off (or start someone/thing off) — begin (or cause someone or something to begin) working, operating, etc. → start … English new terms dictionary
start off — ► start off begin (or cause someone or something to begin) working, operating, etc. Main Entry: ↑start … English terms dictionary
start off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you start off by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity. [V P by ing] She started off by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her... [V P ing] Joe Loss started off playing piano background… … English dictionary
start off — phrasal verb Word forms start off : present tense I/you/we/they start off he/she/it starts off present participle starting off past tense started off past participle started off 1) [transitive] to make something begin We don t want to start off a … English dictionary
start off on the right foot — ► get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot make a good (or bad) start at something. Main Entry: ↑foot … English terms dictionary
start off on the wrong foot — ► get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot make a good (or bad) start at something. Main Entry: ↑foot … English terms dictionary
start off — UK US start (sth) off Phrasal Verb with start({{}}/stɑːt/ verb ► to begin by doing something, or to make something begin by doing something: »The mortgages started off with a lower introductory rate but have risen in the past few years. »She… … Financial and business terms
start off — begin, commence, start; set out, begin a journey; cause someone to begin doing something … English contemporary dictionary
get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot — make a good (or bad) start at something. → foot … English new terms dictionary
get/start off on the right foot — ► get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot make a good (or bad) start at something. Main Entry: ↑foot … English terms dictionary
get/start off on the right/wrong foot — ► get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot make a good (or bad) start at something. Main Entry: ↑foot … English terms dictionary
