See start on on Wiktionary
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},
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"text": "Don't start on her about that again!",
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"To criticize."
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"(informal, transitive) To criticize."
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"text": "We're starting on the long-delayed project soon.",
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"text": "They haven't started her on solid foods yet.",
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"To begin using (something); to set about on a task; to be initiated to begin using."
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"(informal, transitive) To begin using (something); to set about on a task; to be initiated to begin using."
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"(informal, transitive) To be instigated to talk about, rant or complain regarding a frequent topic."
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"(informal, transitive) To criticize."
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"(informal, transitive) To begin using (something); to set about on a task; to be initiated to begin using."
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