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from the word go
Idioms and Phrases
From the start, as in I've had trouble with this computer from the word go . This expression probably alludes to the start of a race, signaled by the word go . [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see from scratch .Example Sentences
“It’s not like you’re on the fly trying to think stuff up. That thought process has been locked from the word go.”
Mbappe's move to Real Madrid has dominated headlines from the word go.
The decision to divide the communications network in two was one such error, he says, which meant there “were bound to be problems and right from the word go”.
We thought rookie QB Jayden Daniels had special talent, but only very special players can have his kind of impact right from the word go as he's led the turnaround for the Washington Commanders being the surprise package of the season so far.
Luke was relentless from the word 'go'.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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