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.
- 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