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getting one's foot in the door

getting one's foot in the door is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about getting one's foot in the door

What is getting one's foot in the door the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's foot in the door is the present participle and gerund of get one's foot in the door.

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

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

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