start out (
http://definr.com/start out)
v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action: "We
began working at dawn"; "Who will start?" "Get working
as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to
arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day" [syn:
begin,
get,
start,
set about,
set out,
commence]
[ant:
end]
2: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn:
depart,
part,
start,
set forth,
set off,
set out,
take off]