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.

• send flying
• send for
• send for someone
• send for something
• send in
• send in someone
• send in something
• send into a spin
• send into a tizz
• send into a tizzy
• send love to
• send love to someone
• send off
• send off something
• send on
• send on a guilt trip
• send on something
• send on their way
• send on way
• send out
• head honcho
• head off
• head off something
• head off to
• head off to somewhere