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be off the (starting) blocks
be off the (starting) blocks
To be working on a certain activity. (Runners are positioned at the "starting blocks" at the beginning of a race.) The construction crew is already off the blocks, so you need to call them right now if you want to stop the project.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Connell | | KAHN-əl | English (Rare) |
| Hillel | | - | Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Helen | | HEL-ən (English) | English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek Mythology (Anglicized) |
| Maiken | | - | Danish, Norwegian |
| Zuzka | | - | Czech, Slovak |
| GÖKer | | - | Turkish |