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gen.	make its debut (Netherlands uses a system of postal codes consisting of four digits, one space, and two letters. The system made its debut in 1976. I. Havkin); advance into action (soulm8); come into operation; open ground; lead up the ball; make a move; open the ball; get busy; get on the stick; move a peg; start a peg; stir a peg; take action; come into play; get cracking; get going; get moving; get started; get weaving; pounce (VLZ_58); do something about it (sankozh); take effect (We'll wait until the anaesthetic takes effect Stanislav Silinsky)
amer.	set the ball rolling (de-er); get off the dime (bookworm)
busin.	be in operation
EBRD	come on-stream (о производстве raf); on-stream (о производстве raf)
econ.	come into operation (о заводе); combine into operation
idiom.	get one's rear in gear (амер. leranka); start the ball rolling (Yeldar Azanbayev)
Makarov.	get off the ground
mech.eng., obs.	become operative
mil.	go over the top
nucl.pow.	start operation
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inf.	get in a the game (Morning93)

начать действовать: 21 phrases in 7 subjects

Business	1
European Union	1
General	9
Makarov	5
Military	1
Slang	3
Vulgar	1