Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting off on the wrong foot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting of-f on the wrong -foot
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get off on the wrong foot

Questions

What does getting off on the wrong foot mean?
present participle and gerund of get off on the wrong foot

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