I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.

看来我和新老板的关系一开头就不好。

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Even though they called the election and had been preparing for it for some time, they got off on the wrong foot.

虽然他们召集了这次选举，也为此准备了一段时间，他们还是出师不利。

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Tomorrow is our first meeting with the new client, so let's try not to get off on the wrong foot.

明天是我们与新客户的第一次会面，我们得试着别搞砸了。

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The programme got off very much on the wrong foot with the lineation programme the German were given responsibility.

但这项计划从一开始就错了,德国人负责此项项目。

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Despite these common sense recommendations, many initiatives start on the wrong foot.

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So I felt that I started on the wrong foot, and I just didn't feel that I was as articulate as I could have been.

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He has set off on the wrong foot.

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