break ground (?.)

• break the ice
• cast away
• cast loose
• cast off
• cat the anchor
• create
• drop the mooring
• head
• head up
• initiate
• invent
• lead
• lead off
• lead the way
• loose for sea
• originate
• pioneer
• precede
• stand first
• take the initiative
• take the lead
• take the plunge
• unmoor
• up-anchor
• weigh anchor