start off

verb

1. intr to set out on a journey
2. to be or make the first step in an activity; initiate

   he started the show off with a lively song

3. tr to cause (a person) to act or do something, such as to laugh, to tell stories, etc

Example Sentences

"It did start off normal, was absolutely fine like any other display, until they started to go in all directions," she added.

From BBC

But it did not start off so smoothly, according to the Spaniard anyway.

From BBC

Things start off promisingly, as all first acts do.

From Los Angeles Times

The practice is now in the process of choosing patients, and said it would start off by prioritising children.

From BBC

BBC Weather’s Louise Lear said the week would start off with some wet weather “in the south west to begin with, then the rain will gradually spread its way steadily north, so as we go through the week ahead, some areas along west-facing coasts could see as much as 50-70mm of rainfall”.

From BBC

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