expression, adverb
from the very start; right from the beginning
Colloquial expression emphasizing that something happens immediately at the outset, often with a sense of abruptness or intensity.
のっけから難しい質問をされて困った。
I was thrown off when I got a difficult question right from the start.
彼はのっけから遅刻してきた。
He showed up late right from the very beginning.