get off on the wrong foot



get off on the wrong foot

also start off on the wrong foot
to begin doing something in a way that is likely to fail Holly's new secretary really got off on the wrong foot by being rude to visitors. Opposite of: get off on the right foot
See also: foot, get, off, on, wrong

get off on the wrong foot

see under on the right foot.
See also: foot, get, off, on, wrong

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dora['dɔ:rə]
GyulaDYOO-lawHungarian
Laverne[lə'vɜ:n]
KarlaKAHR-lah (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Croatian
ÉMeric-French
Lutgardis-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)