A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

start off on something • start up in something
start off on something —make a start on smth.: I actually
started off on piano, which was my dream instrument.
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start off on something

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start up in something —start working in a trade or profession:
When I started up in business I was running a market stall.
start someone off on something • start someone
out in something
start someone off on something —
1
. cause a person to start on
smth.: This started him off on a hobby of dismantling old
radios for parts to construct his many projects. 2. cause smb.
to begin speaking at length: Start him off on the subject of
meteorites, and it is hard to stop him.
start someone out in something —(also: start someone up in
something ) cause smb. to begin working in a trade or profes-
sion: His stepfather started him out in the business when
deciding to open a shop in the backyard.
State Enrolled Nurse • State Registered Nurse
State Enrolled Nurse —(UK) a nurse who has completed a
two-year course and enrolled on a State register: The lettering
on badges of State Enrolled Assistant Nurses will not be altered
when the title is changed to State Enrolled Nurse.
State Registered Nurse —(UK) a nurse enrolled on a State
register and having a qualification higher than a State Enrolled
Nurse: On the mantelshelf were pictures of Rose in the full
uniform of a State Registered Nurse.
State House • State house
State House —(U.S.) the building where the legislature of a
State meets: In the State House there are lots of paintings
showing important events in Massachusetts history.
State house —(NZ) a house owned and let by the govern-
ment: In the building of State houses of high quality a sug-
gestion as to necessary standards has been made.