verb
Meaning 1
To begin badly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: start off on the right foot
Phrase guide
start off on the wrong foot
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: començar amb mal peu — begin badly
- Chinese Mandarin: 出師不利 /出师不利 (chūshībùlì) — begin badly
- Esperanto: komencaĉi — begin badly
- Finnish: alkaa huonosti — begin badly
- French: partir du mauvais pied — begin badly
- Greek: αρχίζω στραβά (archízo stravá) — begin badly
- Hungarian: rosszul/szerencsétlenül indul/kezdődik — begin badly
- Polish: zaczynać się źle — begin badly
- Polish: zacząć się źle — begin badly
- Portuguese: começar com o pé esquerdo — begin badly
- Russian: встать не с той ноги́ (vstatʹ ne s toj nogí) — begin badly
- Russian: не зада́ться (ne zadátʹsja) — begin badly
- Spanish: comenzar con mal pie — begin badly