TODAY'S IDIOM: OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT

"OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT"

Getting a bad start on a relationship or task.

Example: It's too bad you two got off on the wrong foot because you guys can be such good friends.

Empezar con el pie izquierdo.

• I don't want us to get off on the wrong foot; let's be frank and open from the beginning / No quiero que empezemos con el pie izquierdo; vamos a ser francos y abiertos desde el principio.

• When I met my girlfriend’s father, I started off on the wrong foot because I was drunk / Cuando conocí al padre de mi novia, empecé con el pie izquierdo porque estaba borracho.

Additional examples:  

• I didn't want to start off on the wrong foot at my new job, so I made sure I was 10 minutes early.

• Holly's new secretary really got off on the wrong foot by being rude to visitors.

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