Wiktionary
start off on the wrong foot
alt. (context idiomatic English) To begin badly; especially, to begin a relationship badly. vb. (context idiomatic English) To begin badly; especially, to begin a relationship badly.
Usage examples of "start off on the wrong foot".
And the last thing Locklear needed was to start off on the wrong foot with a frenzied Neanderthaler.
Wrestling with the wagons had put them behind schedule and he did not want to start off on the wrong foot with Lord Knight Sykes by showing up late.
Then Bascom Hardy shook the tension loose with a laugh and said, Didnt mean to start off on the wrong foot.