At the outset
also, from the outset. at the start, from the start. for example, he wanted to explain his position from the outset, but there wasn’t time, or at the outset the problem seemed simple, but then it became quite complicated. the noun outset is rarely heard today except in these phrases. [ mid-1700s ]
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a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. a projecting part of anything: a point of land juts into the bay. a tapering extremity: the points of the fingers. something having a sharp or tapering end: a pen point. a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. a stone implement with a tapering […]
- At the ready
completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; dinner is ready. duly equipped, completed, adjusted, or arranged, as for an occasion or purpose: the mechanic called to say that the car is ready. willing: ready to forgive. prompt or quick in perceiving, comprehending, speaking, writing, etc. proceeding from […]
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- At the top of one's lungs
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates. an -n-logous organ in certain invertebrates, as arachnids or terrestrial gastropods. at the top of one’s lungs, as loudly as possible; with full voice: the baby cried at the top of his lungs. noun either one of a pair […]
- At the wheel
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