get off on

Example Sentences

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Taipei wanted to get off on the right foot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

England batter Phil Salt: "I thought Ireland played well to get where they got. It was all about being confident and making that partnership with Jos to get off on the right foot."

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

In previous episodes, Dorothy makes oblique references to Roy’s weakness, not his machismo, saying that men like him get off on pinning down smaller things to make themselves feel big.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2024

Not to get off on a tangent, but me and this other mom were talking last night about how there are these really specific moments in your child’s life where they need your guidance.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023

“Let’s not get off on the wrong foot here, Holling. Forms are how we organize this school, and forms are never wrong, are they?”

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt