Preview（腕試し）

William: Do you have any New Year resolutions?

Kumiko: Yes, I want to start the year on the right foot, so I plan to make a schedule to study English every day.

In this case, what does Kumiko mean?

A. She wants to start the year in a good way.

B. She always wants to use her right foot before her left foot.

C. She wants to use her right foot a lot when walking.

　

Examples（例文）　

This idiom means that you are making good (favorable, positve) start at something. If you start the year on the right foot, you are starting in a way that will help you be successful.

I want to start the year on the right foot, so I'm spending my New Year holiday planning for next year and finishing last year's projects.

　

Exercises （練習）

Choose the best answer.

1. Kumiko wants to start the year on the right foot--she wants to start in a positive way. Starting the year in a bad way (such as by being lazy or making a mistake) is starting:

A. on the other foot

B. on the wrong foot

C. on both feet

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2. We have another idiom for making the best start possible (even better than starting on the right foot). Which idiom do you think it is?

A. put your left foot forward

B. put both feet forward

C. put your best foot forward