race out of the traps en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To start something very quickly.
As if spurred on by the recent barbs and an increasingly perilous league position, Hughes's side raced out of the traps, starting the game as though Premier League survival depended on the result of this encounter.
2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| racing out of the traps | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| races out of the traps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| raced out of the traps | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| raced out of the traps | Tense=Past | lexicographic |