| 词组 | start on |
| 释义 | start on 1. start on sth to begin doing something, especially something that needs to be done: ▪ Don't wait until the last minute to get started on your college applications. ▪ Let's get started on the campfire before it gets dark. 2. start on sth to begin eating or drinking something, or to begin taking a drug: ▪ My son was 13 when he started on marijuana. ▪ "Do you think you should start on another beer?" "You'd better not. You're supposed to be driving us home." 3. start sb on sth to make someone start doing something regularly, especially because it is good for them: ▪ We started Ellen on solid foods when she was four months old. ▪ When I became ill, Dr. Nelson started me on antibiotics. 4. start on sb BrE to begin criticizing someone or complaining to someone about something: ▪ After yelling at me for leaving the kitchen a mess, Mom started on Gary for coming home late. + at ▪ Ray's wife started on at him about how he spends too much time in the pub. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑start in AmE, ↑lay into informal |
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