Question of the Day #807

Chae Jong Hyeop And Park Ju Hyun Get Off On The Wrong Foot In New Romance Drama “Love All Play”

From the headline of this article at Gossip Chimp.

  上記の文で、get off on the wrong footの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "get off on the wrong foot" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

第一歩［出だし］を誤る、出だしで失敗する［つまずく］、悪いスタートを切る、滑り出しに失敗する

このイディオムは、どんなものにでも使用することができます。例文にあるように人間関係（特に初対面の場合）にも使うことができます。    

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To have a bad start. Said of something that goes or has gone awry at the very beginning.

Examples

• Every time I come home on leave, we seem to get off on the wrong foot. We argue a lot.
• Given how the pair get off on the wrong foot, surely it's only a matter of time before they fall in love? The Sun (2014)
• Unfortunately, Pope got off on the wrong foot with his new troops.
• His career started off on the wrong foot when the company he joined had to shut down because of recession.
• I know we got off on the wrong foot when I was a half hour late to the interview, but I promise that I will always be on time once I start working here.

 

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