to start something (working)
21set something in motion — phrase to make a series of events or a process start happening We want to set in motion talks involving all sides in the conflict. Thesaurus: to make something start to exist or happensynonym Main entry: motion * * * start something moving or… …
22get something into gear — get into ˈgear | get sth into ˈgear idiom to start working, or to start sth working, in an efficient way Main entry: ↑gearidiom …
23jump start — jump starts, jump starting, jump started 1) VERB To jump start a vehicle which has a flat battery means to make the engine start by getting power from the battery of another vehicle, using special cables called jump leads. [V n] He was huddled… …
24Jump Start (comic) — Jump Start is a daily comic strip by cartoonist Robb Armstrong. Armstong attended Syracuse University, where in 1982 he created a popular comic strip in the student newspaper The Daily Orange . That strip was called Hector and its main characters …
25kiss something goodbye — informal phrase to no longer have or be likely to get something. If someone can kiss goodbye to something, they will not have it or get it I’m afraid we can kiss goodbye to any hope of a recovery this year. Thesaurus: to lose possession of… …
26Co-working center — A Co Working Center, or Drop in Center, or Hot Desking, is a shared office environment, utilized by multiple individuals and companies. These companies are either small start ups looking for an alternative to a home office or the local café. This …
27spell out something — spell out (something) to explain something in detail. Students have been given a fact sheet that spells out how AIDS is transferred. The company has a very strict dress code, and they spell it out for you when you start working there …
28take to doing something — take to (doing something) to start doing something regularly. She s taken to walking along the beach after work. After he retired, he took to working in the local schools as a volunteer …
29put something into operation — put sth into opeˈration idiom to make sth start working; to start using sth • It s time to put our plan into operation. Main entry: ↑operationidiom …
30call something into play — cause or require something to start working so that one can make use of it our active participation as spectators is called into play * * * call sth into ˈplay idiom (formal) to make use of sth • Chess is a game that calls into play all your… …
