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| English | Russian |
| get off the starting blocks | стартовать (THE Oxford Mail's annual charity run got off the starting blocks yesterday with organisers urging runners to get involved. | Plymouth's Plan for Jobs has already got off the starting blocks – within days of its launch. Alexander Demidov) |
| off the starting blocks | с самого начала (Immediately; at or from the very starting position. Starting blocks are where runners are positioned at the beginning of a race. – Off the blocks, the company's latest video game console has proven wildly popular. Bullfinch) |
| on the starting blocks | в низком старте (Kovrigin) |