lead off — {v.} To begin; start; open. * /Richardson led off the inning with a double./ * /We always let Henry lead off./ * /Mr. Jones led off with the jack of diamonds./ * /When the teacher asked if the film helped them to understand, Phil led off by… … Dictionary of American idioms
lead off — {v.} To begin; start; open. * /Richardson led off the inning with a double./ * /We always let Henry lead off./ * /Mr. Jones led off with the jack of diamonds./ * /When the teacher asked if the film helped them to understand, Phil led off by… … Dictionary of American idioms
lead off something — lead off (something) to begin something. The shootings led off a month long gang war in the city. He led off the fourth inning with a home run. I d like to lead the evening off with a poem … New idioms dictionary
lead off — (something) to begin something. The shootings led off a month long gang war in the city. He led off the fourth inning with a home run. I d like to lead the evening off with a poem … New idioms dictionary
lead (off) with — begin a report or text with a particular item. → lead … English new terms dictionary
lead-off — lead′ off [[t]lid[/t]] adj. leading off or beginning • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
lead|off — «LEED F, OF», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an act of beginning or starting something: »The chairman was responsible for the leadoff of the campaign. 2. Baseball. the first player of the batting order or the first to come to bat in an inning. –adj.… … Useful english dictionary
lead off (from) something — ˌlead ˈoff (from) sth derived to start at a place and go away from it • narrow streets leading off from the main square Main entry: ↑leadderived … Useful english dictionary
lead-off — [ˈli:d ɔf US o:f] adj [only before noun] AmE happening or going first or before others … Dictionary of contemporary English
lead off — verb 1. teach immoral behavior to (Freq. 1) It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits • Syn: ↑lead astray • Hypernyms: ↑corrupt, ↑pervert, ↑subvert, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lead off — In baseball, a lead off, or a lead for short, is the position a baserunner takes just prior to a pitch, a short distance away from the base he occupies. Lead off can also refer to that distance. A typical lead off is six to ten feet (two to three … Wikipedia
