start off as

start off as (something)

To begin development from some particular status, condition, rank, etc. I started off as a QA tester, but I was eventually given the chance to be one of the company's software developers. It started off as short story, but I kept adding characters and plot developments until I eventually made it into a full-fledged novel. Hey, don't feel bad—we all start off as beginners. It's only through practice and experience that we get better!

start off as someone or something

to begin in a particular status, character, rank, etc. I started off as a waiter and ended up as the owner of the restaurant. This tree started off as a tiny seedling only a few years ago.

词组	start off as
释义	start off as start off as (something) To begin development from some particular status, condition, rank, etc. I started off as a QA tester, but I was eventually given the chance to be one of the company's software developers. It started off as short story, but I kept adding characters and plot developments until I eventually made it into a full-fledged novel. Hey, don't feel bad—we all start off as beginners. It's only through practice and experience that we get better! See also: off, start Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. start off as someone or something to begin in a particular status, character, rank, etc. I started off as a waiter and ended up as the owner of the restaurant. This tree started off as a tiny seedling only a few years ago. See also: off, start McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: start off as (something) start out as (something) start as (something) be above suspicion be above/beyond suspicion be beyond suspicion (Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back! a bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel
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