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foot in the door, get one's
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Idioms and Phrases
Achieve an initial stage; succeed with a first step. For example, I think I could do well in an interview once I get my foot in the door with an appointment . This term alludes to the door-to-door salesperson or canvasser who blocks the door with one foot so it cannot be closed.Advertisement
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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