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(one's) start

The beginning point of or first opportunity in one's career. Often followed by "in (something)." I got my start in publishing as an editorial assistant, and I just kept climbing the ranks from there. My father's friend was a senator when I was in college—she gave me my start in politics. I'm sure all the aspiring actors out there would like to know how you got your start in Hollywood.
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*start

 
1. and *jump(start) battery power to help start someone's car, etc. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) My car is stalled. I need to get a start. I got my car going. I got a jump from John.
2. help in beginning one's career; a first opportunity in the beginning of one's career. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) She got a start in show business in Cincinnati. She had a start when she was only four.

start something

to start a fight or an argument. (Something can be replaced by anything or nothing with the negative.) Hey, you! Better be careful unless you want to start something. I don't want to start anything. I'm just leaving.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

start

/light/build a fire under Slang
To urge or goad to action.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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It was a memorable occasion as mums and dads waved goodbye to their little ones as they started their first day of primary school.
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This will teach the pitcher to throw an inside curve--a pitch that starts at the batter and breaks back toward the plate.
The internal focus also starts developing body awareness.
Following the warmest January on record that helped spur a 16% jump in new-home construction, the housing market showed signs of cooling in February, with total housing starts down 7.9% for the month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.12 million.
HERE is a list of Rix's signings, who made just 15 starts between them:
Melatonin's effect starts to wear off at around 8 a.m.
When the burner fire starts, hold the START BURNER button while releasing the BURNER CHOKE handle.
Housing starts in northeastern Ontario through July are ahead of last year's pace, says the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
The process starts by removing all the guts, known as the viscera, the brain (if there was an autopsy), and replacing the blood in a person's body with formaldehyde, or embalming fluid.
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