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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Rhodes, the de facto heel, was emotionless from the get-go.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
After surviving trade rumors in his final year with the Chicago Cubs and leaving as a free agent, Contreras signed a five-year, $87.5 million deal with the arch rival St. Louis Cardinals, who seemed to have buyer’s remorse from the get-go.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Business owners already understand the importance of creating a solid business plan from the get-go.
—Hanneke Antonelli, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
In one manner of thinking, AGI and ASI will have the aura of perfection going for them from the get-go.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
After surviving trade rumors in his final year with the Chicago Cubs and leaving as a free agent, Contreras signed a five-year, $87.5 million deal with the arch rival St. Louis Cardinals, who seemed to have buyer’s remorse from the get-go.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Business owners already understand the importance of creating a solid business plan from the get-go.
—Hanneke Antonelli, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
In one manner of thinking, AGI and ASI will have the aura of perfection going for them from the get-go.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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“From the get-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20get-go. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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