get your toe in the door

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.

Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym
Main entry: door

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