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starts off on the wrong foot

starts off on the wrong foot is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 starts off on the wrong foot

What is starts off on the wrong foot the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Starts off on the wrong foot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of start off on the wrong foot.

Words near starts off on the wrong foot in the dictionary

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

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