get/start off on the right foot
idiom
: to begin a relationship well
I want to get off on the right foot with your parents.
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Cincy selected Stewart, the defensive end out of Texas A&M, with the 17th overall pick of the draft in April, and things did get off on the right foot.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
Negotiating an offer is ripe with emotion, and may never be the best thing to automate if employers want to start off on the right foot with new employees.
—Susan Lamotte, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
An introductory press conference will be held at the Bruins’ offices on Causeway Street on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Two decades ago, Sturm and B’s fans didn’t exactly get off on the right foot with each other, through no fault of the player.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
New players can get off on the right foot in a matter of minutes.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Establish Rapport from the Beginning One way to ensure smooth interactions with your HOA is to get off on the right foot.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
Lucky for us all, one of the easiest ways to ensure you and your neighbors start off on the right foot and stay that way—at least where the landscaping is concerned—is through the art of conversation.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Sign up and get up to CA$1,600 in bonus cash to start off on the right foot.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Though Buddy and the Big Apple don’t get off on the right foot, his childlike charm eventually gets the best of those around.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
Negotiating an offer is ripe with emotion, and may never be the best thing to automate if employers want to start off on the right foot with new employees.
—Susan Lamotte, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
An introductory press conference will be held at the Bruins’ offices on Causeway Street on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Two decades ago, Sturm and B’s fans didn’t exactly get off on the right foot with each other, through no fault of the player.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
New players can get off on the right foot in a matter of minutes.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Establish Rapport from the Beginning One way to ensure smooth interactions with your HOA is to get off on the right foot.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
Lucky for us all, one of the easiest ways to ensure you and your neighbors start off on the right foot and stay that way—at least where the landscaping is concerned—is through the art of conversation.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Sign up and get up to CA$1,600 in bonus cash to start off on the right foot.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Though Buddy and the Big Apple don’t get off on the right foot, his childlike charm eventually gets the best of those around.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
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“Get/start off on the right foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%2Fstart%20off%20on%20the%20right%20foot. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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