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。

《牛津词典》

He was charged with murder, but got off on a plea of insanity.

他被指控犯了谋杀罪，但以精神错乱为由逃过惩罚。

《牛津词典》

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。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I got off my horse and laid Powell on the ground.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

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。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

I got on that hot road and off I went in a brand-new car driven by a Denver businessman of about 35.

我又上路了，外面天气很热,我上了一辆崭新的汽车，开车的丹佛商人看上去才36岁。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Barack Obama's visit to Israel has got off on the right foot, at any rate.

BBC: Obama starts rebuilding bridges in Israel

It got off on a macho, but false, premise: that the path out was by mutual pain: raising taxes and cutting entitlements.

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If the situation allows it, the first option, because it is the least costly and time-consuming, is to try to reason with your neighbors again. (Trust your judgment about whether this is viable given past exchanges.) Tell them that you are sorry that you got off on the wrong foot.

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