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got one's feet wet

got one's feet wet is the simple past and past participle of get one's feet wet.

Meaning of get one's feet wet

Verb

get one's feet wet (third-person singular simple present gets one's feet wet, present participle getting one's feet wet, simple past got one's feet wet, past participle (UK) got one's feet wet or (US) gotten one's feet wet)

  1. (idiomatic) To begin gaining experience; to tentatively try something new.
    • Let the new hire do that project so she can get her feet wet.

Questions about got one's feet wet

What is got one's feet wet the simple past and past participle of?
Got one's feet wet is the simple past and past participle of get one's feet wet.

Words near got one's feet wet in the dictionary

  1. got one's dick wet
  2. got one's ducks in a row
  3. got one's end in
  4. got one's eyes off
  5. got one's fairing
  6. got one's feet wet
  7. got one's fill
  8. got one's finger out
  9. got one's fingers burnt
  10. got one's fingers into
  11. got one's foot in the door

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