start up on

verb

To begin again at criticizing (someone or something).

“Don't start up on me about that again!”

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Meanings

verbstart up on (third-person singular simple present starts up on, present participle starting up on, simple past and past participle started up on)

present singular third person starts up on · participle present starting up on · participle past started up on · past started up on

  1. informaltransitiveTo begin again at criticizing (someone or something).

    Don't start up on me about that again!

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APA

start up on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20up%20on

MLA

“start up on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20up%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “start up on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20up%20on.

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