get one's foot in the door
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Meaning · English
Gain an initial opportunity or advantage to achieve further success
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
có được cơ hội ban đầu hoặc lợi thế để thành công
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: put one's foot inside an entrance
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
She got her foot in the door with a small freelance project
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.
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Common questions
What does “get one's foot in the door” mean?
Gain an initial opportunity or advantage to achieve further success Literally: put one's foot inside an entrance
Is “get one's foot in the door” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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