shaky start

collocation in English

meaningsofshakyandstart

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shaky
adjective
uk
/ˈʃeɪ.ki/us
/ˈʃeɪ.ki/
moving with quick, short movements from side to side, not in a ...
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start
noun
uk
/stɑːt/us
/stɑːrt/
the beginning ...
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(Definition ofshakyandstartfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshaky start

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It has learned from a veryshakystart.
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I stick by my earlier comment: the pension credit has got off to ashakystart.
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I was about to explain why it has got off to ashakystart.
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After ashakystart, they soon became best friends.
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On the wing, had ashakystartbut has scored 4 tries in two games.
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After ashakystartfor a few issues, the magazine rapidly grew in popularity.
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After a slow andshakystart, the unit got its operations underway.
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The society got off to ashakystart, with low attendance of lectures and meetings.
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After ashakystart, he would be an undisputed starter in the following years.
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After ashakystart, the servants gradually endear themselves to their employers.
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He has ashakystartbut gradually dominates on the field.
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The distillery itself had ashakystartand a chequered history.
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We welcomed that, but it is only the start of the journey—and ashakystartit has been at that.
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Though she had ashakystartshe performed really well and was able to get good comments from the judges.
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The series got off to ashakystart, with four consecutive blowouts, and ratings below double digits in every game.
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The magazine grew from ashakystartto a peak circulation of around 3 million; it has since dropped to approximately 500,000.
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The great bulk of the pioneering car producers, many of them from the bicycle industry, got off to ashakystart.
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It targeted working-class men and grew from ashakystartto a peak circulation of around three million (current circulation is below 500,000).
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It targeted working-class men and grew from ashakystartto a peak circulation of around 3 million (current circulation is below 500,000).
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