Meaning of start over | Babel Free

Definitions

to begin again; to return to the beginning

US, ambitransitive, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“I forgot to save⟳ my work⟳, and I had to start⟳ over.”

“He had to start⟳ the game over because he lost his memory card.”

“If every man in the heat falls down the first ten yards, don't stop⟳ your watch⟳ under the impression that they will "start⟳ over." They won't.”

“I have⟳ often heard of God referred to as the potter who gently and carefully shapes our character, but I am also aware that there are times when the potter mashes the clay and starts over.”

“The first step in my process⟳ of healing was to choose⟳ to let⟳ go and leave⟳ behind any encumbrances that would prevent⟳ me from starting over and moving ahead.”

“The typical business model⟳ relies on a line operating intensively from March⟳ or April through to September or October, before shutting down during the winter months - at which point⟳ essential repairs and maintenance can take⟳ place⟳ using income accrued during the busy summer months, ahead of the cycle starting over again.”

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