- on the (starting) blocks
- on the/(your) (starting) blocks
to be ready and waiting to start an activity.
The management is on its starting blocks, prepared for a flood of orders.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
on the (starting) blocks
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out of the starting blocks — out of the (starting) blocks at or from the very beginning. The company wanted to be first out of the blocks with the newest video game format. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of starting blocks (= blocks a runner s shoes are placed… … New idioms dictionary
be off the starting blocks — be off the (starting) blocks to have started an activity. Rival telephone companies were quick off the blocks with their reduced price offers. The project for rebuilding the theatre is now off the starting blocks … New idioms dictionary
starting blocks — ˈstarting blocks [starting blocks] (also the blocks) noun plural the two blocks on the ground that runners push their feet against at the beginning of a race … Useful english dictionary
starting blocks — starting .blocks n [plural] also the blocks the pair of blocks fastened to the ground that a runner pushes their feet against at the start of a race … Dictionary of contemporary English
starting blocks — pl.n. Track & Field the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner s shoes are placed to aid in starting * * * … Universalium
starting blocks — pl.n. Track & Field the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner s shoes are placed to aid in starting … English World dictionary
on your (starting) blocks — on the/(your) (starting) blocks to be ready and waiting to start an activity. The management is on its starting blocks, prepared for a flood of orders … New idioms dictionary
on (starting) blocks — on the/(your) (starting) blocks to be ready and waiting to start an activity. The management is on its starting blocks, prepared for a flood of orders … New idioms dictionary
starting block — noun block providing bracing for a runner s feet at start of a race • Hypernyms: ↑block * * * noun, pl ⋯ blocks [count] : a device that has two blocks for runners to put their feet on and push against at the start of a race sometimes used… … Useful english dictionary
(the) blocks — ˈstarting blocks [starting blocks] (also the blocks) noun plural the two blocks on the ground that runners push th … Useful english dictionary
