かわきり

[皮切り] ¶冗談を～に話をする

introduce a speech with a joke.

皮切り
beginning
start

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かわきり【皮切り】

¶冗談を～に話をする

introduce a speech with a joke.

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かわきり【皮切り】

〔手始め〕 the beginning; the start; the first.

●これを皮切りとして with this as the start [its beginning].

●皮切りにしゃべる break the ice; speak first

・乾杯を皮切りに談笑が始まった. With a bottoms-up toast for openers, people began to chat and laugh.

・その世界的ピアニストの演奏会が東京を皮切りに全国の主要都市で開かれた. The world-famous pianist opened a series of performances in major cities with a concert in Tokyo.

●皮切りをする make a beginning 《with…》; get sth started; act first.

●これが今年のスキーの皮切りだ. This is my first visit to the ski slopes this year.