get off off on the right foot
- get off off on the right foot
- get off/start off on the right foot
1. get off/start off on the wrong foot - if you get off on the wrong foot with someone you have just met, your relationship starts badly, often with an argument.
I got off on the right foot by telling her how impressed I was with her work.
(usually in past tenses)
2. get off/start off on the wrong foot - to start an activity badly.
The commission has started off on the right foot by consulting local people.
New idioms dictionary.
2014.
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get off on the right foot — get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot make a good (or bad) start at something, esp. a task or relationship * * * get off on the right foot see ↑foot, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑right … Useful english dictionary
get off on the right foot with someone — get off on the right/wrong/foot with someone phrase to immediately establish a good/bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them I got off on the wrong foot with Patrick. Thesaurus: to start a… … Useful english dictionary
get off on the right foot — to begin doing something in a way that is likely to succeed. We like to start our meetings on time, and we got off on the right foot this morning … New idioms dictionary
get off on the right foot (with somebody) — get/start off on the right/wrong ˈfoot (with sb) idiom (informal) to start a relationship well/badly • I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss. Main entry: ↑footidiom … Useful english dictionary
get off on the right foot — ► get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot make a good (or bad) start at something. Main Entry: ↑foot … English terms dictionary
get/start off on the right foot — to begin a relationship well I want to get off on the right foot with your parents. • • • Main Entry: ↑foot … Useful english dictionary
get start off on the right foot — get off/start off on the right foot 1. get off/start off on the wrong foot if you get off on the wrong foot with someone you have just met, your relationship starts badly, often with an argument. I got off on the right foot by telling her how… … New idioms dictionary
get off on the wrong foot with someone — get off on the right/wrong/foot with someone phrase to immediately establish a good/bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them I got off on the wrong foot with Patrick. Thesaurus: to start a… … Useful english dictionary
get/start off on the right foot — ► get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot make a good (or bad) start at something. Main Entry: ↑foot … English terms dictionary
get off on the right (or wrong) foot — idi get off on the right (or wrong) foot, to begin well (or badly) … From formal English to slang