give a start
idiom
: to move suddenly and quickly from surprise or fright : to jump
She gave a start when he tapped her on the shoulder.
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Amazon originally had said this program would end, but didn’t give a start date.
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Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
His low-budget projects helped give a start to future legends of the film industry such as Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard and Francis Ford Coppola.
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—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Few young people: half-dead to give a start.
—Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 14 May 2020
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Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
His low-budget projects helped give a start to future legends of the film industry such as Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard and Francis Ford Coppola.
Need a break?
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Few young people: half-dead to give a start.
—Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 14 May 2020
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“Give a start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20a%20start. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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