start out as (something)
начать карьеру в качестве кого-либо
He started out as an ordinary employee and in a few years became chief executive.
Другие идиомы:
- start from scratch
- start in as (something)
- start off on the wrong foot
- start the ball rolling
- start up (something)
- sacred cow
- scaredy-cat
- see a man about a dog
- separate the sheep from the goats
- serve as a guinea pig
- shaggy dog story
- smell a rat
- squirrel (something) away
- straight from the horse's mouth
- straw that broke the camel's back