get off to a good/bad start
idiom
: to be good/bad at the beginning
Their marriage got off to a good/bad start.
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His future — with an untenable $36 million salary in 2025 — is up in the air and the Raiders need to get off to a good start to avoid the trade rumors getting louder and louder.
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Joker: Folie à Deux is projected to get off to a good start.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The Dow did not get off to a good start, plunging 30% to an all-time low of 28.48 by August that year.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Sophia Smith’s two goals helped the U.S. get off to a good start in the tournament with a 3-0 win vs. Vietnam on Friday.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 26 July 2023
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Joker: Folie à Deux is projected to get off to a good start.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The Dow did not get off to a good start, plunging 30% to an all-time low of 28.48 by August that year.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Sophia Smith’s two goals helped the U.S. get off to a good start in the tournament with a 3-0 win vs. Vietnam on Friday.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 26 July 2023
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“Get off to a good/bad start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20off%20to%20a%20good%2Fbad%20start. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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