
get off on the wrong foot
This page is about the idiom get off on the wrong foot
Meaning
If you get off on the wrong foot, you start something poorly, or begin with a mistake.
For example
- I got off on the wrong foot in my new job when I forgot to pass on an important message to the boss.
- Helen got off on the wrong foot in her performance when she forgot the first few words of the song.
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Contributor: Matt Errey