flying start

Domain: Universal Words

(also less frequent flyer) noun [sing.] a very fast start to a race, competition, etc. IDIOMS get off to a flying start

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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

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flying startEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus flying startEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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