from the get-go

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from the get-go
idiom
US, informal
: from the very beginning
She didn't like me from the get-go.
They were involved in the project from the get-go.

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Accept from the get-go that everyone is different in this world, and that difference is what makes life so interesting.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Ferrell bugs his eyes out and sighs a series of increasingly desperate spit-takes, but this project was probably doomed from the get-go.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Right from the get-go, Tiafoe was known for his passionate playing style.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
The Cowboys' defense was banged up all season, so Zimmer had to deal with adversity from the get-go.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025