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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But there’s always been an edge there, too, one that was on display from the get-go Thursday.
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
Still, the House and Senate’s market structure proposals are different from the get-go; on top of that, varying corners of the industry have competing views on the details, and multiple committees claim jurisdiction over the fight.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025
That way, employees know what is required of them from the get-go.
—Jalie Cohen, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
And Tom Cruise was on the edge of the seat from the get-go.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
Still, the House and Senate’s market structure proposals are different from the get-go; on top of that, varying corners of the industry have competing views on the details, and multiple committees claim jurisdiction over the fight.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025
That way, employees know what is required of them from the get-go.
—Jalie Cohen, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
And Tom Cruise was on the edge of the seat from the get-go.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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