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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Stop down for a 20-minute meditation break I’ll usually meditate for a second time before I start in on cooking or whatever the evening’s activities are going to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

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

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2019

“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

Joseph Alexandre, a self-described aeronautical addict, cautioned against rushing to judgment: Before we all start in on #Boeing, may I remind you that #Airbus had its share of scares with the A380.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2013

I got the same feeling inside as when Mom would start in on me about my clothes.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

start in on

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