have your foot in the door

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. 2012.

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  • have a foot in the door — have (or get) a foot in the door gain or have a first introduction to a profession or organization * * * 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • get your foot 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

  • 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

  • foot in the door — If you have or get your foot in the door, you start working in a company or organisation at a low level, hoping that you will be able to progress from there …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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 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 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

  • A Foot in the Door — Сборник …   Википедия

  • foot — foot1 W1S1 [fut] n plural feet [fi:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body part)¦ 2¦(measurement)¦ 3¦(bottom part)¦ 4 on foot 5 get/jump/rise etc to your feet 6 be on your feet 7 be/get back on your feet …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • foot — 1 /fUt/ noun plural feet /fi:t/ (C) 1 BODY PART the part of your body that you stand on and walk on: I have a really bad pain in my foot. 2 on foot if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there: It takes about 30 minutes on foot, or 10 minutes if… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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