start on

commencer, se mettre à

Se mettre à travailler sur quelque chose, ou commencer à utiliser ou à prendre quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To begin working on something, or begin using or taking something.

• Let's start on dinner.
• He started on his homework after school.
• The doctor has started me on a new treatment.

Comment l'utiliser : start on something (I'll start on the report after lunch.); start someone on something (The doctor started her on a new medicine.)

Synonymes : begin, set about

Contraires : finish

Expressions courantes : start on something, start on homework, start on treatment

s'en prendre à, commencer à critiquer

Se mettre à critiquer quelqu'un, souvent avec colère ou de façon répétée.

En anglais simple : To begin criticizing someone, often angrily or repeatedly.

• Don't start on me again.
• She started on him about his spending.
• Why do you always start on her when she's tired?

Comment l'utiliser : start on someone about something (Dad started on me about my messy room.)

Synonymes : criticize, nag, have a go at

Expressions courantes : start on someone, start on me

se lancer sur, commencer à râler sur

Se mettre à parler ou à se plaindre d'un sujet, souvent longuement.

En anglais simple : To begin talking or complaining about a subject, often for a long time.

• Don't start me on taxes.
• He started on his favorite topic and talked for hours.
• Once you start her on schools, she won't stop complaining.

Comment l'utiliser : start someone on something (Don't start him on parking fees; he'll complain for hours.); start on something (Once she starts on politics, nobody else gets a turn.)

Synonymes : launch into, go on about

Expressions courantes : start on politics, start on something