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A list of phrases related to the word "start"...
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A good
beginning
makes a good ending
Acoustic
shock
All systems go
Attack
is the best form of defence
Attack
of the Clones ( George Lucas movie in the Star Wars series )
Begin
at the
beginning
Boot up
Brilliant cleaning
starts
with Finish ( Finish Detergent advertising slogan )
Bully off
Bump start
By fits and
starts
Calendar year ( twelve months
beginning
from the first of January )
Champ at the bit
(
the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Children's shoes have far to go ( Start-Rite Shoes advertising slogan )
Clean slate
Come on stream
Culture
shock
Cut your teeth
Dawn of a new day
Day one
Denial of service
attack
Don't get me
started
Doubt is the
beginning
not the end of wisdom
Eyebrow raising ( something that creates
shock
or surprise )
Find your feet
Find your footing
Fire away
First up
Fresh start
From soup to nuts
From the
beginning
of time
From the get go
From the top
From the word go
Future
shock
Gentlemen, start your engines
Germ of an idea
Get a toehold
Get around to it
Get cracking
Get into gear
Get off on the right foot
Get off the mark
Get off to a bad start
Get off to a flying start
Get the ball rolling
Get the show on the road
Get under way
Get up steam
Get weaving
Get your feet wet
Get your toe in the door
Head start
Heart
attack
on a plate
Heart
attack
waiting to happen
Here goes
I've
started
so I'll finish ( A catchphrase from Mastermind )
If enough people would stop smoking and start drinking, we could get out of ashtrays and into vermouth ( Cinzano advertising slogan )
In fits and
starts
In for a
shock
In
shock
In the
beginning
was the word
It
starts
here ( Molson Canadian beer advertising slogan )
It's
beginning
to look a lot like Christmas
Jump start
Jump the gun
Jumping off point
Kelloggs, because your best days start with breakfast ( Kelloggs advertising slogan )
Kick in
Kick off
Kick start
Let battle
commence
Let her rip
Let the games
begin
Line of
attack
Make a fresh start
New start
None
starter
Not the
beginning
of the end, but the end of the
beginning
On The
Origin
Of Species ( Charles Darwin book )
Pipe up
Power up
Ready for the off
Ready set go
Ready steady go
Ready to roll
Seconds out
Serious as a heart
attack
Set in motion
Set in train
Shell
shock
Shock
and awe
Shock
horror
Shock
jock
Short sharp
shock
Sign on
Sign up
Snack
attack
Start again
Start from scratch
Start over
Start the ball rolling
Starter
marriage
Starting
Over ( John Lennon song )
Starting
line up
Sticker
shock
Take it from the top
Take the field (
begin
a sporting event or a military campaign )
The
beginning
of the end
The glorious twelfth ( of August - the start of the British grouse shooting season )
The longest journey
starts
with a single step
The
shock
of the new
The start of a beautiful friendship
The top of the programme
Thin end of the wedge
Throw a beanball ( A baseball expression meaning to
attack
an opponent by aiming at their head )
To boldly go where no man has gone before ( A catchphrase from Start Trek )
Under starter's orders
Under way
We have lift off
Your
starter
for ten ( A catchphrase from University Challenge )