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كيف تنطق "start off on the wrong foot"

expression

START-awf-awn-thuh-RONG-foot
stART-of-on-thuh-RONG-foot

التعريف

To begin something badly or with a mistake, especially a relationship, job, or activity. It suggests that the first impression or beginning was not positive.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈstɑɹt/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹɔŋ/ /ˈfʊt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

stˈɑːt/ /ˈɒf/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈɒŋ/ /fˈʊt

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

START-awf-awn-thuh-RONG-foot

بريطاني

stART-of-on-thuh-RONG-foot

استمع في السياق

We started off on the wrong foot at our new school, but things got better later.

If you start off on the wrong foot with your boss, it can be hard to fix.

They started off on the wrong foot during their first meeting.

I think we started off on the wrong foot, but I'm glad we're friends now.