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From the start, as in I've had trouble with this computer from the word go. This expression probably alludes to the start of a race, signaled by the word go. [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see from scratch.

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Words nearby from the word go

from the ground up, from the horse's mouth, from the outset, from the sublime to the ridiculous, From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step, from the word go, from this day forward, from time to time, from way back, frond, Fronde
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Words related to from the word go

all over, all the time, around, completely, during, every bit, everyplace, everywhere, far and near, far and wide, high and low, on all accounts, over, overall, round, up and down

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