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start over

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start someone over
to cause someone to begin again; to lead someone to begin again. The orchestra messed up the first few bars, so the conductor started them over again. I hope the conductor doesn't start us over again. This is getting boring to play.
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start over

to begin again. I have messed this up so much that there is nothing to do now but start over. When you start over, try to do it right this time.
See also: start

start over
to begin something again If I make even one mistake on this, I've got to start over.
Usage notes: for more emphasis, often in the form start all over: We had to start all over several times until we got it right.
See also: start


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