right/wrong foot

right/wrong foot
   To get off (or start off) on the right/wrong foot means to start a relationship well or badly.
   

I was looking forward to working with Anna but we seem to have started off on the wrong foot.


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  • get/start off on the right/wrong 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 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 off on the wrong 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

  • start off on the wrong 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 off on the wrong foot — get off/start off on the wrong foot 1. if you get off on the wrong foot with someone you have just met, your relationship starts badly, often with an argument. I don t really know why, but somehow Clare and I got off on the wrong foot. (usually… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get start off on the wrong foot — get off/start off on the wrong foot 1. if you get off on the wrong foot with someone you have just met, your relationship starts badly, often with an argument. I don t really know why, but somehow Clare and I got off on the wrong foot. (usually… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot — make a good (or bad) start at something. → foot …   English new 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

  • get off on the wrong 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 wrong 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

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