get a foot in the door

Meaning

1. get / have a / your foot in the door

   to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success

   I always wanted to work in TV but it took me two years to get a foot in the door.

In the movies · 2

• No! Well, yes. Only to get my foot in the door.Trainspotting1996
• A lot of young people are taking unpaid positions to get a foot in the door.Nightcrawler2014

From the same entry

• be rushed off your feet
• fall on your feet
• feet first
• get off on the right foot
• get your feet wet
• have feet of clay
• have your feet on the ground
• have a foot in both camps
• have one foot in the grave
• …my foot
• on your feet
• put your best foot forward

More idioms

• step into shoes
• waste your breath
• at sea
• right on
• nice work
• make do
• a level playing field
• a shoulder to cry on
• a thorn in flesh
• a walk of life
• be a tall order
• be in a jam