off on the wrong foot
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*off on the wrong foot and *off to a bad start

Fig. starting something (such as a friendship) with negative factors. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Bill and Tom got off on the wrong foot. They had a minor car accident just before they were introduced. Let's work hard to befriends. I hate to get off on the wrong foot.

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And their innings got off to a bad start when stand-in skipper Brendan McCullum was caught behind without scoring. Kiwis restricted; CRICKET by The Racing Post (London, England) The University-term got off to a bad start for the teenagers who became involved in a brawl outside a nightspot in Newcastle city centre. Student attack by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Claire Paterson, Cumbria I'VE always enjoyed Strictly Come Dancing, but the new series is off to a bad start. Alesha's off to a bad start; Yourview by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			off on the right foot off on the wrong foot off own bat off rocker off season off the air off the back of a lorry off the bat off the beaten path off the beaten track off the books off the charts off the cuff off the face of the earth off the hook off the mark off the peg off the rack off the record off the shelf off the subject off the top of head off the track off the wagon off the wall off to a bad start off to a flying start off to a running start off to one side off to the races off to the side off topic off-colour off-key off-line off-the-cuff off-the-wall offend offend against offend with offense offer offer for offer one cannot refuse offer to offer up office officiate often ogle Oh, boy			off the top of head off the top of head off the top of head off the top of head Off the Top of My Head Off the Top of My Head off the track off the trolley Off the Truck Off the Vine Catering off the waggon off the waggon off the wagon off the wagon off the wagon off the wagon off the wall off the wall off the wall off the wall off the wall off the wall Off the Wall Productions off the wind off the wind off the wind off the wind Off Their Trolley off time off time off to a bad start off to a flying start off to a good start off to a running start off to one side off to the races off to the side Off To War Off Tool Sample Off topic Off topic Off Topic Discussion Off Topic Forum Off track betting Off Track Excursion Off Track Quarter Horse Off Track Thoroughbred Off Treatment off trolley off trolley off trolley Off vocal Off vocal Off Watch Off with Their Heads Off Ya Tree off year off years Off Your Back Shirts

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off on the wrong foot (redirected from off to a bad start)

off on the wrong foot
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