to start off with

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Adverb

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to start off with (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of to begin with.
    • 2019 January 16, “Ashleigh Barty loses coach but wins latest Australian Open encounter”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Barty, though, insisted the hype was easy to block out. “I don’t read the papers to start off with,” the Queenslander said. “I can come out here and play with freedom. Play my game.