 |
| English | Russian |
| encores start with a good day of rehearsal | хороший экспромт – это хорошо подготовленный экспромт (In the theater, encores start with a good day of rehearsal. In other words, most casts spend many months preparing for their performances. Mikhail.Brodsky) |
| have a head start | опережать (ART Vancouver) |
| start a fire | устроить пожар (В.И.Макаров) |
| start packing | собирать вещи (напр., при уходе с должности: Your days in this office are numbered. So, if I were you, I'd start packing Taras) |