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start a family

idiom

To conceive one's first child


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    family jewels

    The testicles.

  2. 02

    flying start

    An especially good start.

  3. 03

    fresh start

    A new beginning, without prejudices.

  4. 04

    head start

    An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.

  5. 05

    if I'm not there, start without me

    I am not interested in the event and do not plan to attend.

  6. 06

    keep it in the family

    To restrict knowledge or information to only the members of a family or another small, intimate group.

  7. 07

    one big happy family

    A group of people who get along well together.

  8. 08

    run in the family

    To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.

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