get off on the wrong foot
- get off on the wrong foot
или start off on the wrong foot
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'Oh, he's brilliant all right,' said Robin... 'But he obviously gets off on the wrong foot with his colleagues' (A. Wilson). It was fine reasoning if you hadn't got off on the wrong foot at the start, Mr. Mason (E. S. Gardner)
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get off on the wrong foot — To make a bad beginning • • • Main Entry: ↑foot get off on the wrong foot see under ↑foot • • • Main Entry: ↑wrong * * * get off on the wrong foot see ↑foot, 1 • • • … Useful english dictionary
get off on the wrong foot — {v. phr.} To make a bad start; begin with a mistake. * /Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her new teacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher didn t like it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get off on the wrong foot — {v. phr.} To make a bad start; begin with a mistake. * /Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her new teacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher didn t like it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ off\ on\ the\ wrong\ foot — v. phr. To make a bad start; begin with a mistake. Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her new teacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher didn t like it … Словарь американских идиом
get off on the wrong foot — make a bad start I got off on the wrong foot with him and our relationship never really recovered … Idioms and examples
get off on the wrong foot — to begin doing something in a way that is likely to fail. Holly s new secretary really got off on the wrong foot by being rude to visitors … 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 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 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 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