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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Starting for the varsity team from the get-go this season, the 5-foot-4 Arreola has proved to be an integral player for the resurgent Corsairs (7-1), who haven’t had a winning season since 2021.
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Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Some elements have stayed the same — Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who had been attached from the get-go, is creator, writer, executive producer.
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The game has a lot going on from the get-go, with the initial space station escape being somewhat intense.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Perhaps motivated by losing to USD 27-21 in last year’s opener, the Mustangs dominated from the get-go.
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Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Some elements have stayed the same — Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who had been attached from the get-go, is creator, writer, executive producer.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The game has a lot going on from the get-go, with the initial space station escape being somewhat intense.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Perhaps motivated by losing to USD 27-21 in last year’s opener, the Mustangs dominated from the get-go.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 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 12 Sep. 2025.
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