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gets one's foot in the door

gets one's foot in the door is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's foot in the door.

Meaning of get one's foot in the door

Verb

get one's foot in the door (third-person singular simple present gets one's foot in the door, present participle getting one's foot in the door, simple past got one's foot in the door, past participle (UK) got one's foot in the door or (US) gotten one's foot in the door)

  1. (idiomatic) To initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.
    • And the legislature had better study Texas, before it commits this state to parimutuel betting, thus letting the professional gambler get his foot in the door.1935 February 19, “When You Let the Gamblers In”, in Milwaukee Journal, retrieved 10 Jun 2009, page 8

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What is gets one's foot in the door the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's foot in the door is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's foot in the door.

Words near gets one's foot in the door in the dictionary

  1. gets one's feet wet
  2. gets one's fill
  3. gets one's finger out
  4. gets one's fingers burnt
  5. gets one's fingers into
  6. gets one's foot in the door
  7. gets one's freak on
  8. gets one's fuck on
  9. gets one's groove on
  10. gets one's hands dirty
  11. gets one's hands on

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