start in on

VERB

attack

Synonyms

STRONG

tackle

WEAK

buckle down deal with dive into plunge into set to take up tear into

Antonyms

WEAK

aid be lazy defend protect resist retreat shelter shield slough off submit support surrender sustain withstand

VERB

beset

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bedevil beleaguer besiege embarrass invade overrun perplex surround

STRONG

aggress assail attack badger bug circle compass dog encircle enclose encompass entangle environ girdle harass harry hassle infest nag nudge pester ride ring storm strike

WEAK

drive up the wall fall on fall upon give a bad time give a hard time give one the business give the needle jump on one's case pick on put the squeeze on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clarify clear up explain leave alone please surrender

STRONG

aid assist exclude free help let go lose release support unloose

Example Sentences

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A lot of my gay friends, particularly the eccentric ones, will say the same thing, because when you’re walking down the street looking weird, you never know who might start in on you.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Clemente said another batch of students will start in on the collection when classes resume this fall.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2019

I struggle with some of the classics, but once I start in on a book, I tend to finish it.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2018

“But Kaitlyn, I’m reading 5,000 words of your diary right now. How can you even start in on this guy for lacking self-awareness?” you might say.

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2017

I start in on one of my favorite pieces: Adagio in G Minor by Albinoni.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

start in on

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