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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Sir Jimmy Crystal gives deeply unsettling vibes from the get-go, and while his bizarre gang of hoodlums do save Spike’s life, it’s implied that Spike may have wandered into a much worse situation.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Chisholm, upset with the call from the get-go, went on to strike out.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Overnight shipments were new to American business and the company had to have a fleet of planes and a system of interconnecting air routes in place from the get-go.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
The Winnipeg Jets were the front-runners for Jonathan Toews from the get-go.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Chisholm, upset with the call from the get-go, went on to strike out.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Overnight shipments were new to American business and the company had to have a fleet of planes and a system of interconnecting air routes in place from the get-go.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
The Winnipeg Jets were the front-runners for Jonathan Toews from the get-go.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 21 June 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 10 Jul. 2025.
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