- off to a bad start
- not a good start, a poor beginning
The class got off to a bad start because the teacher was sick.
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off to a bad start
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be off to a bad start — be/get/off to a good/bad/slow/etc start phrase used for saying that something begins in a particular manner, especially a race or a competition She got off to a slow start in her election campaign. The Games are off to a flying start with a new… … Useful english dictionary
get off to a bad start — be/get/off to a good/bad/slow/etc start phrase used for saying that something begins in a particular manner, especially a race or a competition She got off to a slow start in her election campaign. The Games are off to a flying start with a new… … Useful english dictionary
be off to a good start — be/get/off to a good/bad/slow/etc start phrase used for saying that something begins in a particular manner, especially a race or a competition She got off to a slow start in her election campaign. The Games are off to a flying start with a new… … Useful english dictionary
be off to a slow start — be/get/off to a good/bad/slow/etc start phrase used for saying that something begins in a particular manner, especially a race or a competition She got off to a slow start in her election campaign. The Games are off to a flying start with a new… … Useful english dictionary
get off to a good start — be/get/off to a good/bad/slow/etc start phrase used for saying that something begins in a particular manner, especially a race or a competition She got off to a slow start in her election campaign. The Games are off to a flying start with a new… … Useful english dictionary
get off to a slow start — be/get/off to a good/bad/slow/etc start phrase used for saying that something begins in a particular manner, especially a race or a competition She got off to a slow start in her election campaign. The Games are off to a flying start with a new… … Useful english dictionary
start — start1 W2S2 [sta:t US sta:rt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(begin doing something)¦ 2¦(begin happening)¦ 3¦(begin in a particular way)¦ 4¦(business/organization)¦ 5¦(job/school)¦ 6¦(car/engine etc)¦ 7¦(begin going somewhere)¦ 8¦(life/profession)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
start — 1 verb 1 BEGIN DOING STH (I, T) to begin doing something: start doing sth: I ve just started learning German. | We d better start getting dressed soon. | start to do sth: When Tom heard this he started to laugh uncontrollably. | Things started to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
start — ▪ I. start start 1 [stɑːt ǁ stɑːrt] verb 1. [intransitive] if prices start at or from a particular figure, that is the lowest figure at which you can buy something, for example for the most basic product, service etc in a range: start at/from •… … Financial and business terms
start — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦ starts, starting, started 1) VERB If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it. [V to inf] John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs … English dictionary
