N1Pattern 1

〜を皮切りに

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東京(とうきょう)を皮切(かわき)りに、全国(ぜんこく)公演(こうえん)が始(はじ)まります。

Tōkyō o kawakiri ni, zenkoku kōen ga hajimarimasu.

Starting in Tokyo, the national tour begins.

を皮切りに marks a starting point that a series follows, and the series is a positive one

この事件(じけん)を皮切(かわき)りに、調査(ちょうさ)が広(ひろ)がりました。

Kono jiken o kawakiri ni, chōsa ga hirogarimashita.

The inquiry widened from this incident onward.

A series must follow — a single event will not do

報道(ほうどう)でしか見(み)かけない言い方(いいかた)です。

Hōdō de shika mikakenai iikata desu.

It is a phrasing you only meet in reporting.

The source marks it ❄️ — learn it to read the news, not to speak

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