fire the starting gun
To launch or trigger an event or situation.
The TV and radio star Noel Edmonds, who is expected to join ITV’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here jungle camp this week, is also likely to fire the starting gun on a £60m laws
ADJ.
contrary, fluorescent, large, regular, soon, warm
We need a larger starting salary if we're going to move to the city.
VERB + STARTING
doing, go, houses, point, prevented, regrets, think
We prevented starting the project until we had enough funding in place.
STARTING + NOUN
afternoon, april, flicker, january, relationship, roads, tonight, we'll
We decided to take a road trip starting from the main roads heading north.
PREP.
about, besides, from, in, off, on, up, up
Starting from next Monday, we'll begin the new training program for all employees.
ADV.
again
We had to postpone the meeting and start again, beginning the discussion from the starting point.