lead with

1. To begin (something) with someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lead" and "with." Let's lead with the comedian to lighten up the crowd before we bring on the rest of the acts. You should have led with how much money you expect your project to make—the investors would have been much more receptive from the get-go. They led the news with a story about the president's visit to India.

2. To choose a particular athlete or group of athletes with whom to begin a competition or sporting event. The team is leading with their star batter. In a surprise move, the coach is leading with the youngest members of the team for kickoff.

3. In boxing, to use a particular hand or type of punch when beginning an attack. Your next opponent tends to lead with his left, so you'll want to adapt your stance to be better able to dodge it. He led with a quick jab before connecting a devastating uppercut.

lead someone or something (away) (from someone or something)

to direct or guide someone or something away from someone or something. The officer led the victim's wife away from the accident. The trainer led away the dog from the other animals. We led them away.

lead with someone or something

to start out with someone or something. The coach led with Walter as pitcher and Sam on first base. We will lead with our best players.

lead with something

to tend to strike first with a particular fist—the right, the left, the best, etc. (Boxing.) Watch that guy, Champ, he always leads with his right. Get in there and lead with your left.

lead

/take down the garden path

To mislead or deceive (another).

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

lead in
lead on
lead off
Get the lead out!
get the lead out
lead by the nose, to
get the lead out of (one's) pants
led
bring (someone or something) to a dead end
bring to a dead end

References in periodicals archive

Lead test kits simply detect the presence of lead in a sample of lead paint and test for the reaction of lead with either rhodizonate ion or sulfide ion.

Lead test kits unreliable

"When the Europeans said industry must get rid of lead, they didn't say you must replace lead with something that is obviously safer," he notes wryly.

Getting the lead out of electronics

2002) previously studied the effects of gestational and lactational exposure of rats to lead with measurement of long-term potentiation in hippocampal brain slices.

Blood lead and IQ in older children

Many of the epidemiologic studies that relate lead with cancer have been conducted in occupational settings; no previous study is known to have examined the association between lead and cancer in the general population.

Lead in the average Joe: no increase in cancer risk. (Science Selections)

Comparison of the amount of steady-state lead with the lead accumulated biweekly (Figure 2) and the rapid rate of lead abrasion found during the degradation study indicate that lead deposited in a busy street is rapidly worn away, to the extent that a significant fraction of the amount deposited would not be found in the biweekly surveys.

Lead Loading of Urban Streets by Motor Vehicle Wheel Weights

The commission did ask candle manufacturers to replace lead with zinc.

The Core of the Candle Problem

词组	lead with
释义	lead with lead with 1. To begin (something) with someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lead" and "with." Let's lead with the comedian to lighten up the crowd before we bring on the rest of the acts. You should have led with how much money you expect your project to make—the investors would have been much more receptive from the get-go. They led the news with a story about the president's visit to India. 2. To choose a particular athlete or group of athletes with whom to begin a competition or sporting event. The team is leading with their star batter. In a surprise move, the coach is leading with the youngest members of the team for kickoff. 3. In boxing, to use a particular hand or type of punch when beginning an attack. Your next opponent tends to lead with his left, so you'll want to adapt your stance to be better able to dodge it. He led with a quick jab before connecting a devastating uppercut. See also: lead Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lead someone or something (away) (from someone or something) to direct or guide someone or something away from someone or something. The officer led the victim's wife away from the accident. The trainer led away the dog from the other animals. We led them away. lead with someone or something to start out with someone or something. The coach led with Walter as pitcher and Sam on first base. We will lead with our best players. See also: lead lead with something to tend to strike first with a particular fist—the right, the left, the best, etc. (Boxing.) Watch that guy, Champ, he always leads with his right. Get in there and lead with your left. See also: lead McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. lead */take* *down the garden path* To mislead or deceive (another). American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: lead in lead on lead off Get the lead out! get the lead out lead by the nose, to get the lead out of (one's) pants led bring (someone or something) to a dead end bring to a dead end References in periodicals archive Lead test kits simply detect the presence of lead in a sample of lead paint and test for the reaction of lead with either rhodizonate ion or sulfide ion. Lead test kits unreliable "When the Europeans said industry must get rid of lead, they didn't say you must replace lead with something that is obviously safer," he notes wryly. Getting the lead out of electronics 2002) previously studied the effects of gestational and lactational exposure of rats to lead with measurement of long-term potentiation in hippocampal brain slices. Blood lead and IQ in older children Many of the epidemiologic studies that relate lead with cancer have been conducted in occupational settings; no previous study is known to have examined the association between lead and cancer in the general population. Lead in the average Joe: no increase in cancer risk. (Science Selections) Comparison of the amount of steady-state lead with the lead accumulated biweekly (Figure 2) and the rapid rate of lead abrasion found during the degradation study indicate that lead deposited in a busy street is rapidly worn away, to the extent that a significant fraction of the amount deposited would not be found in the biweekly surveys. Lead Loading of Urban Streets by Motor Vehicle Wheel Weights The commission did ask candle manufacturers to replace lead with zinc. The Core of the Candle Problem
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