strike up the band

1. Lit. to cause a (dance) band to start playing. Strike up the band, maestro, so we all can dance the night away.

2. Fig. to cause something to start. Strike up the band! Let's get this show on the road.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marleen	MAHR-leen (English)	Dutch, English
Rosa (1)	RO-sah (Spanish, Dutch), RAW-zah (Italian), RO-zə (English)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, English
Christen (1)	-	Danish, Norwegian
Ernestas	-	Lithuanian
Ruuben	ROO:-ben	Finnish
CaoimhÍN	KEE-veen, KWEE-vin	Irish