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Definition of
start on phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
start on
phrasal verb
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start on somebody
[no passive]
to attack somebody physically or with words
See
start on
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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All matches
start on at
start on about
start somebody off (on something)
start on at somebody (about something) | start on (at somebody) about something
get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)
start/get off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)
Phrasal verbs
start somebody off (on something)
start on at somebody (about something) | start on (at somebody) about something
Idioms
get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)
start/get off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)
Nearby words
startlingly
adverb
start off
phrasal verb
start on
phrasal verb
start on about
phrasal verb
start on at
phrasal verb
influence
verb
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