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Today, let’s look at a really natural expression you’ll hear a lot at the beginning of the year – “start off on the right foot.” We use the idiom, start off on the right foot to mean begin something in a good, positive, or successful way.
Like, when it’s the first day back at work this year, your coworker might say: “I want to start the year off on the right foot.”
Or when you decide to remodel the kitchen, you can say: “Let’s start off on the right foot and keep everything organized from the beginning.”
We also use this phrase to talk about relationships: Like, Jack started off on the right foot with his new neighbors.
FAQ
Question: How do we use, start off on the right foot?
Answer: We use the idiom, start off on the right foot to mean begin something in a good, positive, or successful way.
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