on the wrong foot

Idioms  

1. see on the right foot.

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Example Sentences

“I think that mindset is what gets them off on the wrong foot. It helps if you come in with more openness and curiosity about what’s going on in the restaurant.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Neither is keen on it, and they get off on the wrong foot.

From Los Angeles Times

The first portion of Colin Jost’s 2024 Paris Olympics experience started off on the wrong foot — his left one, specifically.

From Los Angeles Times

Don’t invest your hopes in a match that starts off on the wrong foot, she said: “That’s part of decluttering from the very start.”

From Seattle Times

They got off on the wrong foot in a game at Green Bay in 1965, when Shula’s Colts lost on a field goal that sailed over one of the uprights.

From Los Angeles Times