"from the get-go" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-from the get-go.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=from the get-go}} from the get-go, {{en-prep phrase|from the get-go}} from the get-go
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: the word go, off the bat § Synonyms, the git-go Translations (from the very beginning): مُنْذُ الْبِدايةِ (munḏu l-bidāyati) (Arabic), d'ençà de l'inici (Catalan), 從一開始 (Chinese Mandarin), 从一开始 (cóng yī kāishǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), alusta alkaen (Finnish), d’entrée de jeu (French), von Anfang an (German), ón tús ar fad (Irish), 처음 시작할 당시부터 (cheo'eum sijakhal dangsibuteo) (Korean), desde o começo/início (Portuguese), desde el principio (Spanish), o'r cychwyn cyntaf (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-from_the_get-go-en-prep_phrase-FwKpsEUX

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