C1idiomworkIELTS-friendly
get your foot in the door
USUK
to get a first, small chance in a company or field that could lead to better things
Used about internships, first jobs and changing careers. 'Your' changes: her foot, my foot.
In context
An internship is a good way to get your foot in the door at a big company.
She took a low-paid job at the TV station just to get her foot in the door.
More idioms about work
- a nine-to-five joba regular office job with fixed hours, usually from about 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- bite off more than you can chewto try to do more than you are able to manage
- call it a dayto decide to stop working, usually because you have done enough for now
- cut cornersto do something quickly or cheaply by skipping steps, often lowering quality or safety
- drop the ballto make a mistake by forgetting or failing to do something you were responsible for