get one's foot in the door

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词形变化

gets one's foot in the door 三单 gets one's foot in the door getting one's foot in the door got one's foot in the door gotten one's foot in the door getting one's foot in the door 现在分词 got one's foot in the door 过去式 got one's foot in the door 过去分词 gotten one's foot in the door 过去式 gotten one's foot in the door 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.

    习语

词源

Probably from a practice attributed to door-to-door salesmen of placing a foot in the opening of a prospective customer's door, thereby preventing the person from closing the door until the conclusion of the sales pitch.

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