touch sth off
— phrasal verb with touch /tʌtʃ/ verbDefinition
› to cause a violent or difficult series of events to suddenly begin: The plans for a new airport have touched off a storm of protest.Starting and beginningStarting again
(Definition of touch sth off from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arrive verb (BEGIN)
- be in the first flush of idiom
- become verb (BE)
- begin verb (START TO HAPPEN)
- branch out phrasal verb
- break into sth phrasal verb
- develop verb (START)
- get the/this show on the road idiom
- get weaving idiom
- go ahead phrasal verb
- go into sth phrasal verb (START)
- grow verb (BECOME)
- half-cock adjective
- pilot verb (INTRODUCE)
- sail in phrasal verb
- set sth off phrasal verb (CAUSE)
- set the wheels in motion idiom
- spring to life idiom
- start on sth phrasal verb
- start out phrasal verb
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