"getting off on the wrong foot" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of get off on the wrong foot Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: get off on the wrong foot
    Sense id: en-getting_off_on_the_wrong_foot-en-verb-59FJVD1x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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