get off on

Example Sentences

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His embrace of the soon-to-be mayor can most likely be ascribed to a sensible desire to get off on the right foot with the boss of America’s largest city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Neither is keen on it, and they get off on the wrong foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

That only works if those aligned against you don't get off on inhumanity.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

"This is a tournament, so we have to win one game after the other. That's important. We want to get off on the right foot so we have to win," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023

We get off on my floor, and I unlock the door to home.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari