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started off on the wrong foot

started off on the wrong foot is the simple past and past participle of start off on the wrong foot.

Meaning of start off on the wrong foot

Verb

start off on the wrong foot (third-person singular simple present starts off on the wrong foot, present participle starting off on the wrong foot, simple past and past participle started off on the wrong foot)

  1. To begin badly.

Questions about started off on the wrong foot

What is started off on the wrong foot the simple past and past participle of?
Started off on the wrong foot is the simple past and past participle of start off on the wrong foot.

Words near started off on the wrong foot in the dictionary

  1. started back on
  2. started in
  3. started in on
  4. started into
  5. started off
  6. started off on the wrong foot
  7. started on
  8. started on at
  9. started out
  10. started over
  11. started the ball rolling

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