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》

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》

We got off on the wrong foot, but now we're friends.

我们一开始关系很僵，但现在是朋友了。

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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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He has set off on the wrong foot.

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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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Alcoa can still get earnings season off on the right or wrong foot, but the reality is even a disappointment is unlikely to be the blow that knocks the rally off its footing.

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