- make first base
- make first base (N Am inf)To complete the first stage in a process● base
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make first base
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first base — noun 1. the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball • Hypernyms: ↑base, ↑bag 2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home … Useful english dictionary
first base — /fɜst ˈbeɪs/ (say ferst bays) –noun 1. Baseball a. the first of the bases from the home plate. b. the person playing this position. –phrase Colloquial 2. get to first base, to make a slight amount of progress. 3. not get to first base, (sometimes …
first base — When you get to (or reach) first base, you make progress or begin to have success with someone or something. If you go to the interview dressed like that, you won t get to first base! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
reach\ first\ base — • get to first base (with) • reach first base (with) v. phr. To make a good start; really begin; succeed, Joe had a long paper to write for history class, but when the teacher asked for it, Joe hadn t got to first base yet. Suppose Sam falls in… … Словарь американских идиом
reach first base — • get to first base • reach first base 1) make a good start, succeed I tried to meet the sales manager of the company but I couldn t get to first base. 2) to complete the first step of a series of stages towards some objective (to get past/beyond … Idioms and examples
get\ to\ first\ base — • get to first base (with) • reach first base (with) v. phr. To make a good start; really begin; succeed, Joe had a long paper to write for history class, but when the teacher asked for it, Joe hadn t got to first base yet. Suppose Sam falls in… … Словарь американских идиом
get\ to\ first\ base\ with — • get to first base (with) • reach first base (with) v. phr. To make a good start; really begin; succeed, Joe had a long paper to write for history class, but when the teacher asked for it, Joe hadn t got to first base yet. Suppose Sam falls in… … Словарь американских идиом
reach\ first\ base\ with — • get to first base (with) • reach first base (with) v. phr. To make a good start; really begin; succeed, Joe had a long paper to write for history class, but when the teacher asked for it, Joe hadn t got to first base yet. Suppose Sam falls in… … Словарь американских идиом
get to first base — or[reach first base] {v. phr.} To make a good start; really begin; succeed, * /Joe had a long paper to write for history class, but when the teacher asked for it, Joe hadn t got to first base yet./ * /Suppose Sam falls in love with Betty. Can he… … Dictionary of American idioms
get to first base — or[reach first base] {v. phr.} To make a good start; really begin; succeed, * /Joe had a long paper to write for history class, but when the teacher asked for it, Joe hadn t got to first base yet./ * /Suppose Sam falls in love with Betty. Can he… … Dictionary of American idioms
