from the get-go
idiom
US, informal
: from the very beginning
She didn't like me from the get-go.
They were involved in the project from the get-go.
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However, her father, Ernest, had a bad feeling about Porter from the get-go.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 13 June 2025
And what seemed a bit off kilter from the get-go was the casting.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
For me, our relationship always felt right and instinctively magical from the get-go.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025
The Yankees have expected Gil’s rehab to take some time from the get-go.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 13 June 2025
And what seemed a bit off kilter from the get-go was the casting.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
For me, our relationship always felt right and instinctively magical from the get-go.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025
The Yankees have expected Gil’s rehab to take some time from the get-go.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
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“From the get-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20get-go. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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