start off on the right foot

verb

To begin well.

Similar
get off on the right foot
Opposite
start off on the wrong foot
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Meanings

verbstart off on the right foot (third-person singular simple present starts off on the right foot, present participle starting off on the right foot, simple past and past participle started off on the right foot)

present singular third person starts off on the right foot · participle present starting off on the right foot · participle past started off on the right foot · past started off on the right foot

  1. To begin well.

    Synonyms: get off on the right foot · Antonyms: start off on the wrong foot

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo begin well.

Similar
get off on the right foot
Opposite
start off on the wrong foot

Translations

Finnish päästä hyvään alkuun
  • päästä hyvään alkuunTranslations
French partir du bon pied
  • partir du bon piedTranslations
Polish zaczynać się dobrze, zacząć się dobrze
  • zaczynać się dobrzeTranslations
  • zacząć się dobrzeTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

start off on the right foot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20off%20on%20the%20right%20foot

MLA

“start off on the right foot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20off%20on%20the%20right%20foot. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “start off on the right foot,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20off%20on%20the%20right%20foot.

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