start up on
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
To start telling someone off or complaining at them about something
"Please don't start up on me about my spending habits again."
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Start up on your healing spell while I grab them.
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Actually, we are just about to start up on the novel.
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Emma Grede · 56:28
but that's not the reason to necessarily go and start up on their own.