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取りかかる、始める

仕事などに取りかかる、または何かを使ったり服用したりし始めること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

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

類義語： begin, set about

反対語： finish

よく使う表現： start on something, start on homework, start on treatment

非難し始める、文句を言い始める

相手を非難し始めること。怒って、または繰り返し言う場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： start on someone about something (Dad started on me about my messy room.)

類義語： criticize, nag, have a go at

よく使う表現： start on someone, start on me

長々と話し始める、愚痴を言い始める

ある話題について、長々と話したり愚痴を言ったりし始めること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： 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.)

類義語： launch into, go on about

よく使う表現： start on politics, start on something