on the wrong foot

In an inauspicious manner: The project started off on the wrong foot.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cornell	[kɔ:'nel]
Nicholson	['nikəlsn]
Kip	KIP	English
Trahaearn	-	Welsh
Gina	JEE-nah (Italian), JEE-nə (English)	Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Jackie	JAK-ee	English