Idiom of the Day
jumping-off place/point
the starting place of a long trip, the start of something
We gathered early in the morning at the jumping-off place for our hike in the mountains.
Fact
At the end of the Beatles' song A Day in the Life, an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for his Shetland sheepdog.
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