Daily life
get something off to a good start
make something begin well
To make an activity, period, or event begin successfully and positively.
Hear it in real life
How did the meeting go?
Really well - the clear agenda got us off to a good start.
A short walk before work gets my day off to a good start.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: A good breakfast gets my day ‸ to a good start.
Say: A good breakfast gets my day off to a good start.
The fixed phrase is get something off to a good start, with off before to.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
get something off to a good start; got something off to a good start
Your turn: say it out loud
A short walk before work gets my day off to a good start.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
get something off to a good start
make something begin well
“A short walk before work gets my day off to a good start.”
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