| 词汇 | off and running |
| 释义 | Idiom off and running Theme: BEGINNINGS started up and going. (Also literal, as in a footrace. Fixed order.)The car was finally loaded by 9:30, and we were off and running.The construction of the building was going to take two years, but we were off and running, and it appeared we would finish on schedule. Idiom off and running started and doing well.The company is off and running with its new cable television operation.The band played on a Monday night and broke the nightclub's attendance record, and after that they were off and running. off and runningHaving begun and progressing well or as expected. An allusion to a race. I was worried about how the day would go, but once we were off and running, things went without a hitch. It took a while for the show to get interesting, but now it's off and running! off and running1. Lit. [of horses, dogs, or people] having started racing. It's a beautiful day at the races, and, yes, they're off and running! 2. Fig. started up and going. The car was finally loaded by 9:30, and we were off and running. The construction of the building was going to take two years, but we were off and running, and it appeared we would finish on schedule. off and runningMaking a good start, progressing well, as in After the first episode the new soap opera was off and running. Originating in horse racing, as the traditional announcement at the beginning of a race ("They're off and running"), this phrase began to be used more broadly in the second half of the 1900s. off and runningmaking good progress. |
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