get your foot in the door

Bedeutung

to get a first opportunity in an organisation or field

Eine erste Chance in einer Organisation oder Branche bekommen.

Beispiele

1. 1Maria took an unpaid placement to get her foot in the door at the gallery.
2. 2A weekend shift is often enough to get your foot in the door.
3. 3Ben got his foot in the door by fixing the office printers for free.
4. 4Hundreds apply, and only a few get their foot in the door.
5. 5How did you get your foot in the door of such a closed industry?

Grammatik

Das Verb get und der Possessivbegleiter ändern sich; statt des Possessivbegleiters steht ebenso oft a. Das Nomen foot bleibt im Singular.

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