start off on the wrong foot

(idiom) to give a bad first impression

Example Sentences:

When I met my girlfriend’s father, I started off on the wrong foot because I was drunk.

I didn’t want to start off on the wrong foot at my new job, so I made sure I was 10 minutes early.

From the Blogs:

Don’t Start Off on the Wrong Foot When You Interview

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Similar idioms:

1. shoot oneself in the foot
2. get one’s foot in the door
3. rub someone the wrong way
4. set foot
5. on foot
6. put one’s foot in one’s mouth
7. start something from scratch
8. put one’s best foot forward
9. the early bird catches the worm
10. head start
11. get up on the wrong side of the bed
12. start the ball rolling
13. put one’s foot down
14. flakey
15. bark up the wrong tree