Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get off on the wrong foot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
get of-f on the wrong -foot
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of start off on the wrong foot.

Inflected Forms

gets off on the wrong foot (present, singular) getting off on the wrong foot (participle, present) got off on the wrong foot (past) got off on the wrong foot (UK, participle) gotten off on the wrong foot (US, participle)

Questions

What does get off on the wrong foot mean?
Alternative form of start off on the wrong foot.

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