on the wrong foot
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“We still need to talk this out. I think we just got off on the wrong foot.”
From Literature
Getting off on the wrong foot was a Mom catchphrase—that was what she’d said about Jonah and Billy Barton in second grade, when Jonah came home with a black eye.
From Literature
“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.”
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
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