Start off

[Learner_2010]

What does the text in bold means

[quote]Sam: So, uh, how’s your day going?
Jim: Oh, it could have started off better.

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Learner_2010
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[Dozy]

It means the same as "It could have started better" or "It could have begun better". "off" is a little word that lubricates the sentence without adding much in the way of actual meaning.