out of the (starting) gate

at or from the very beginning.

The Jayhawks scored the first twelve points out of the gate.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of starting gate (= a set of doors that open at the same time to allow horses to begin a race)

• rain on parade
• rain on someone's parade
• rain or shine
• rainy day fund
• raise a few eyebrows
• raise a stink
• raise Cain
• raised eyebrows
• raise eyebrows
• raise game
• raise hackles
• raise hand against
• raise hand against someone
• raise hand to
• raise hand to someone
• raise hell
• raise its head
• raise its ugly head
• raise some eyebrows
• raise someone's hackles
• raise the ante
• raise the roof
• raise the spectre of
• raise the spectre of something
• raise the stakes