get off to a good/bad start

idiom

: to be good/bad at the beginning
Their marriage got off to a good/bad start.

Examples of get off to a good/bad start in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Joker: Folie à Deux is projected to get off to a good start. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 The Dow did not get off to a good start, plunging 30% to an all-time low of 28.48 by August that year. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024 Sophia Smith’s two goals helped the U.S. get off to a good start in the tournament with a 3-0 win vs. Vietnam on Friday. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 26 July 2023 Spence, who is bigger, younger, with a better jab and a higher punch-output, is going to get off to a good start. Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for get off to a good/bad start 

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“Get off to a good/bad start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20off%20to%20a%20good%2Fbad%20start. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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