OFF TO A BAD START

Meaning of OFF TO A BAD START in English

not a good start, a poor beginning

The class got off to a bad start because the teacher was sick.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

OFF TO A BAD START — not a good start, a poor beginning The class got off to a bad start because the teacher was sick.
English Idioms vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad atmosphere ▪ There's a bad atmosphere among the staff. a bad cold …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAD — I. archaic past of bid or of bide II. ˈbad, -aa(ə)d, -aid adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
START — /stahrt/ , v.i. 1. to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity. 2. to appear or come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAD — bad 1 — badness , n. /bad/ , adj., worse, worst; ( Slang ) badder, baddest for 36; n.; adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
START — I. ˈstärt verb Etymology: Middle English sterten; akin to Middle High German sterzen to stand up stiffly, move quickly Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAD — I. ˈbad adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. : failing to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
START — vi a tail, or anything projecting like a tail. 2. start ·vi the arm, or level, of a gin, drawn …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
START — / stɑːt; NAmE stɑːrt/ verb , noun ■ verb DOING STH 1. to begin doing or using sth : [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAD — / bæd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( worse / wɜːs; NAmE wɜːrs/ worst / wɜːst; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
START — I. start 1 S1 W1 /stɑːt $ stɑːrt/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ start , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAD — I. bad 1 S1 W1 /bæd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative worse /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/, superlative worst /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1. inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
START — ( starts, starting, started) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAD — ( worse, worst) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
START — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a computer starts up/boots up ▪ My computer takes ages to start up in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAD — (LOW QUALITY) [adjective] - of unacceptably low quality; not acceptableI thought the film was really bad.Bad teachers can make children …
Cambridge English vocab
START — Synonyms and related words : A, activate, advance, advantage, aid, allowance, alpha, arise, assistance, attack, avoid, backing, base, basis, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
Slang English vocab
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
START — See ↑ BEGINNING 1, ↑ START 1,13,16, ↑ SWITCH ON OR OFF 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at the beginning/start • …
Longman Activator English vocab
START — INDEX: to start doing something 1. to start doing something 2. to start an activity, job, speech etc by doing …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
START — n. 25B6; verb the meeting starts at 7.45 : BEGIN, commence, get under way, go ahead, get going; informal kick …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BAD — n. 25B6; adjective bad workmanship : SUBSTANDARD, poor, inferior, second-rate, second-class, unsatisfactory, inadequate, unacceptable, not up to scratch, not up …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
START — v. 1 Often, start off or up. begin, commence, get (something) going, get off the ground, originate, initiate, open, set …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BAD — adj. 1 poor, wretched, inferior, defective, awful, worthless, miserable, egregious, execrable, substandard, unsatisfactory, disappointing, inadequate, non-standard, Colloq lousy, rotten, crummy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
START — 1. сущ. 1) а) отправление; начало at the start ≈ в начале from the start ≈ с начала for a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAD — 1. прил. 1) дурной, плохой, скверный bad language ≈ сквернословие bad luck ≈ невезение bad name ≈ дурная репутация She …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
START — start.ogg 1. stɑ:t n 1. начало from start to finish - с начала до конца a start in life - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BAD — bad.ogg _I 1. bæd n 1. плохое, дурное to take the bad with the good - стойко переносить превратности судьбы; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
START — 1) начало || начинать 2) старт; отправление || стартовать; отправлять(ся) 3) (за)пуск; включение || (за)пускать; включать 4) возбуждение, зажигание ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
START — 1) начало || начинать 2) старт; отправление || стартовать; отправлять(ся) 3) (за)пуск; включение || (за)пускать; включать 4) возбуждение, зажигание (дуги) 5) заход (резьбы) 6) расходиться …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
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Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OFF — 1) второстепенный 2) выключенный 3) дальний 4) дальше отстоящий 5) незначительный 6) низкосортный 7) разъединенный 8) свободный • cast off the mooring rope — отдать причальный конец cut off a …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
START — 1. stɑ:t n 1. начало from start to finish - с начала до конца a start in life - начало …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BAD — _I 1. bæd n 1. плохое, дурное to take the bad with the good - стойко переносить превратности судьбы; в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. — Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BAD — 1. прил. 1) а) дурной, плохой, скверный bad language — сквернословие bad name — дурная репутация She feels bad. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. — Ему нужно было уйти. to march off — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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