【英语习语】 get off on the wrong foot
佳中
顾名思义，get off 有“动身”、“起步”的意思，on the wrong foot 有“用错了
脚”，因此 get off on the wrong foot 的基本意思是“一开始就错了”，常引申出
“一开始就不顺利”、“一开始就犯错”、“一开始给人不好的印象”、“一开始就
把事弄糟了”等意思。英文注释是：If you get off on the wrong foot, you start
something poorly, or begin with a mistake.
例句：
1）Peter got off on the wrong foot on his first date with Wendy whenhe knocked
over a glass of water.
彼得与温迪第一次约会时就出师不利，他打翻了一杯水。
2）Helen got off on the wrong foot in her performance when sheforgot the
first few words of the song.
海伦在演唱
一开始就出错,她忘了歌的最初的几个字。
3）We were got off on the wrong foot at beginning, but now, we aregood friends.
我们一开始我们关系很僵，但现在成了好朋友。
4）Tomorrow is our first meeting with the new client , so let 's trynot get off on the
wrong foot.
明天是我们与新客户的第一次会面，我们会努力不把事搞砸了。
5）You should wear a suit and tie on your first day at work . Youdon't want to get
off on the wrong foot.
你上班的第一天应该穿西装打领带。你不想一开始就给人不好的印象吧。
6）His idea was good, but he got off on the wrong foot when hestarted doing it.
他的主意不错，可一开始干就太不顺利。
7）We seemed to have got off on the wrong foot when we started tomarket our
new products, due to our ignorance of the actual marketneeds.
我们在推销新产品时，由于不了解行情而显得有些出师不利。
8) I have to be well prepared for the game tomorrow. I don't wantto get off on the
wrong foot.
我必须好好准备明天的比赛。我可不想出师不利。
9）Henry got off on the wrong foot by being late on his first day atwork.
亨利第一天上班就迟到，一开始就给人留下了不好的印象。
10）I finally got a date with that new girl in class but I sure gotoff on the wrong
foot with her: I had car trouble and got to her place almost twohours late.
那天我终于和班上新来的那个女同学约好了出去玩。可是，当天我的车出了问题，晚了两
个小时才去接她，所以我一开头就把事情弄糟了。
