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emilywang
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 Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:57 am Post subject: off to a bad start |
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Hi, there,
What does the phrase "off to a bad start" mean?
What does "off" mean in the phrase?
Thanks for your reply.
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Emily Wang |
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Mister Micawber
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Off means away on a path of some sort, and usually from the starting point:
We started off with a shrimp salad.
We headed off to Colorado.
We drove off in a Volkswagen.
Off to bad start means beginning something in a bad way.
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