| 词汇 | out of the starting gate |
| 释义 | Idiom out of the starting gateout of the (starting) gate at or from the very beginning.The Jayhawks scored the first twelve points out of the gate. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of starting gate (= a set of doors that open at the same time to allow horses to begin a race) out (of) the (starting) gateAt or from the very starting position. Out the gate, the company's latest video game console has proven wildly popular. We're aiming to be the first one out of the gate with mixed-reality technology. I was a bit slow out of the starting gate to find what I wanted to study in college, but by my second year I felt really confident in my degree. |
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