get off on the wrong foot

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Dyson got off on the wrong foot with Morris from the very beginning, even though Morris politely stopped writing while Bob introduced them.

There doesn't seem to be anything to live for, she said. I got off on the wrong foot, and I'm never going to get it right now. It's too late.

I always seem to do my best when the big players are around on the big occasion, not at smaller tournaments like these. Montgomerie got off on the wrong foot by commencing with a trio of bogeys.

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