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 saying that he learned a lot from it.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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) 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 — 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 — [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
lead off — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms lead off : present tense I/you/we/they lead off he/she/it leads off present participle leading off past tense led off past participle led off to begin something by doing or saying something The… … English dictionary
lead off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If a door, room, or path leads off a place or leads off from a place, you can go directly from that place through that door, into that room, or along that path. [V P n] There were two doors leading off the central room... [V P… … English dictionary
lead-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: lead off : leading off : starting, opening a lead off batter my lead off proposal Inez Robb the lead off essay Clifton Fadiman … Useful english dictionary
