get one's feet wet
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Meaning · English
To start doing something new and become familiar with it
Literally: to get one's feet wet
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
She got her feet wet in the business world by taking an internship
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “get one's feet wet” mean?
To start doing something new and become familiar with it Literally: to get one's feet wet
Is “get one's feet wet” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.