start on

British

verb

informal (intr, preposition) to pick a quarrel with (someone)

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Example Sentences

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It suggests that March can often start on quite a stormy note with wet and windy weather continuing from winter, before turning quieter and warmer at the end of the month.

From BBC

Seeking to build on the victory over the 68th-ranked Halys, Draper made an assured start on serve as he lost just two points across his opening four games.

From BBC

One day, which is to say one Thursday, because all good stories start on a Thursday, Duane lumbered into the Very, Very Far North from somewhere else.

From Literature

By the time the big monkey had reached the last limb on the sycamore tree, I had a pretty good head start on him.

From Literature

“We need to make sure that we don’t incur risk related to a delayed start on that program.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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