| 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 in past tenses) 2. to start an activity badly. If I get off on the wrong foot with one of my paintings, I know it will never be right. |