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put/set something in motion
idiom
to start a machine or process: 使…开始运转，启动
Once the printing processes have been put in motion, they're not so easy to stop.印刷工序一旦启动，就不容易停止了。
We filled in a form to set the whole process in motion.我们填写了表格，启动一整套程序。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to start to do something
beginI'll begin working on the project this weekend.
startHave you started your homework yet?
commenceWe commenced listening to Uncle Jim's long story, knowing we were in for it now.
embark on/upon somethingThat fateful morning, she embarked upon the longest solo climb in history.
enter on/upon somethingWith his diagnosis, we entered upon the most difficult time of our lives.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Starting and beginning
be in the first flush ofidiom
be/get in on the ground flooridiom
become
begin
branch out
develop
get down to businessidiom
grow
half-cock
here
here goes!idiom
hit the ground runningidiom
motion
start on something
start out
start/set/get the ball rollingidiom
starting
stirring
the ground floor
wheel
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