start on

verb

1. informal,  (intr, preposition) to pick a quarrel with (someone)

Example Sentences

And in his stead, Shohei Ohtani was tapped to fill in on short notice, offering to take the ball two days after having his own scheduled pitching start on Wednesday scratched because of an illness.

From Los Angeles Times

While the unconventional workplace comedy about a humdrum band of paper company employees, adapted from a beloved British series of the same name, famously got off to a sluggish start on NBC with a low-rated six-episode first season, it became a rare case study of how a risky gamble can become a pop culture phenomenon and one of the most popular sitcoms in TV history.

From Los Angeles Times

Raducanu's slow start on her serve - broken at the first attempt in the match after falling 0-40 down - set the tone for what followed.

From BBC

In a statement on its website, McDonald's Japan said that it had "postponed" the One Piece promotion, which was due to start on 29 August, as part of a "review of Happy Set-related initiatives".

From BBC

The coverage will start on Friday, 22 August when defending champions Bayern Munich welcome RB Leipzig to the Allianz Arena.

From BBC