get off on the wrong foot
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If you are determined to get off on the wrong foot, you’re right.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
Many children get off on the wrong foot when they are babies.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2017
Though Lily and Jackson's Michael quite literally get off on the wrong foot, they grow to become friends as he teaches her the swing, tango, waltz, foxtrot, cha-cha and contemporary dance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2014
We are new to the school and town and we don't want to get off on the wrong foot.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2011
“Let’s not get off on the wrong foot here, Holling. Forms are how we organize this school, and forms are never wrong, are they?”
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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