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foothold
*foothold (somewhere)
Fig. an initial position of support; a starting point. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; help someone get ~.) It's difficult to get a foothold in the education market when schools are laying off teachers. Max's father helped him get a foothold in the textile industry.
help someone get a foothold
(somewhere) Go to a foothold (somewhere).
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Nyoman | | - | Indonesian, Balinese |
Lamech | | LAY-mik (English) | Biblical |
Rowley | | - | English |
Zebedee | | ZEB-i-dee (English) | Biblical |
Merav | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Barbra | | BAHR-brə | English |