PHRASAL VERBS WITH ‘START’: START OFF

Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin and to our week of Phrasal Verbs with START.

Today we are looking at the verb TO START OFF. 

Definition: To help someone to start a piece of work or activity.

Example 1: We started the patient off on a light exercise plan, and then we worked up to lifting weights and jogging. 

Example 2: They started off the kids with the art project by letting them decide which colours to use. 

This phrasal verb is transitive and is optionally separable.  

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