American Idioms and Expressions

Get Off On The Wrong Foot (with Someone Or Something) Idiom

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get off on the wrong foot (with someone or something)
What does get off on the wrong foot (with someone or something) mean?
to make a bad start with someone or somethingI got off on the wrong foot with my boss and our relationship is not good.

Some Random Idioms
blessing in disguise
What does "blessing in disguise" mean?
something that turns out to be good but which seemed to be bad at firstThe elderly woman was in very much pain and it was a blessing in disguise when she quietly passed away.
show (someone) to his or her seat
What does "show (someone) to his or her seat" mean?
to direct someone to a place to sitThe usher showed the members of the audience to their seats.
burn the midnight oil
What does "burn the midnight oil" mean?
to study until very late at night We burned the midnight oil for three nights in order to study for the exam.

beefcake
What does "beefcake" mean?
a man with an apppealing physique. He's quite the beefcake.
fucker
What does "fucker" mean?
a person with many negative traits (used pejoratively or disparagingly; rarely used for women).He's such a fucker.
hear from
What does "hear from" mean?
receive a letter/phone call/news from someoneI haven`t heard from my university roommate for over one year.
pull the wool over (someone`s) eyes
What does "pull the wool over (someone`s) eyes" mean?
to deceive someone, to fool someone, to trick someoneThe girl tried to pull the wool over her mother`s eyes when she said that she had been studying all weekend.
have nothing on (someone or something)
What does "have nothing on (someone or something)" mean?
have no information or evidence about someone or somethingThe police have nothing on the man so they could not arrest him.
be the matter
What does "be the matter" mean?
to be unsatisfactory, to be improper, to be wrong I do not know what is the matter with the boy.

blue in the face
What does "blue in the face" mean?
to be very angry or upset, to be excited and very emotionalI argued with my supervisor until I was blue in the face.

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