get a foot in the door

释义

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

   设法加入，涉足（某组织、行业等）

   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.我一直想做电视工作，但花了两年才进了这个圈子。

电影里这样说 · 2 部

• 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

同一词条的短语

• 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

习语频道里接下来

• 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