get your foot in the door
- get your foot in the door
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to get an opportunity to start working in an organization or business, especially when this will give you more opportunities in the future
She got her foot in the door working as a researcher on a TV show.
Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunity
synonym
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get your foot in the door — see
↑foot, 1
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get your foot in the door
: to make the first step toward a goal by gaining entry into an organization, a career,
etc.
He took a job as a secretary to get his foot in the door.
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get/have a/your ˌfoot in the ˈdoor idiom
to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success
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I always wanted to work in TV but it took me two years to get a foot in the door.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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get your foot in the door — get a/(your) foot in the door British, American & Australian, Australian to start working at a low level for an organization because you want a better job in the same organization in the future. I know it s not the job you d hoped for, but at… … New idioms dictionary
get your foot in the door — get (your) foot in the door to have an opportunity. This part time work has allowed Frank to get his foot in the door and he hopes it will lead to a full time job … New idioms dictionary
get your foot in the door — get a/your foot in the door ► to enter a business or an organization at a low level, but with a chance of being more successful in the future: »Graduate Careers Opportunities will help you get a foot in the door of your chosen career. Main Entry … Financial and business terms
get a foot in the door — get a/(your) foot in the door British, American & Australian, Australian to start working at a low level for an organization because you want a better job in the same organization in the future. I know it s not the job you d hoped for, but at… … New idioms dictionary
get a foot in the door — get a/your foot in the door ► to enter a business or an organization at a low level, but with a chance of being more successful in the future: »Graduate Careers Opportunities will help you get a foot in the door of your chosen career. Main Entry … Financial and business terms
get a foot in the door — get/have a/your ˌfoot in the ˈdoor idiom to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success • I always wanted to work in TV but it took me two years to get a foot in the door. Main entry: ↑footidiom … Useful english dictionary
get a/your foot in the door — ► to enter a business or an organization at a low level, but with a chance of being more successful in the future: »Graduate Careers Opportunities will help you get a foot in the door of your chosen career. Main Entry: ↑foot … Financial and business terms
get your toe in the door — get your foot/toe/in the door phrase to get an opportunity to start working in an organization or business, especially when this will give you more opportunities in the future She got her foot in the door working as a researcher on a TV show.… … Useful english dictionary
have your foot in the door — get/have a/your ˌfoot in the ˈdoor idiom to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success • I always wanted to work in TV but it took me two years to get a foot in the door. Main entry: ↑footidiom … Useful english dictionary
get one's foot in the door — See: FOOT IN THE DOOR … Dictionary of American idioms
