start on

anfangen mit, beginnen mit

Beginnen, an etwas zu arbeiten oder etwas zu benutzen oder einzunehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To begin working on something, or begin using or taking something.

• Let's start on dinner.
• He started on his homework after school.
• The doctor has started me on a new treatment.

So benutzt man es: start on something (I'll start on the report after lunch.); start someone on something (The doctor started her on a new medicine.)

Synonyme: begin, set about

Gegenteile: finish

Häufige Wendungen: start on something, start on homework, start on treatment

auf jemandem herumhacken, jemanden anmeckern

Anfangen, jemanden zu kritisieren, oft wütend oder immer wieder.

In einfachem Englisch: To begin criticizing someone, often angrily or repeatedly.

• Don't start on me again.
• She started on him about his spending.
• Why do you always start on her when she's tired?

So benutzt man es: start on someone about something (Dad started on me about my messy room.)

Synonyme: criticize, nag, have a go at

Häufige Wendungen: start on someone, start on me

sich über etwas auslassen, anfangen zu schimpfen über

Anfangen, über ein Thema zu reden oder sich darüber zu beschweren, oft ausführlich.

In einfachem Englisch: To begin talking or complaining about a subject, often for a long time.

• Don't start me on taxes.
• He started on his favorite topic and talked for hours.
• Once you start her on schools, she won't stop complaining.

So benutzt man es: start someone on something (Don't start him on parking fees; he'll complain for hours.); start on something (Once she starts on politics, nobody else gets a turn.)

Synonyme: launch into, go on about

Häufige Wendungen: start on politics, start on something