foot in the door

Slang

1. An initial point of or opportunity for entry.

2. A first step in working toward a goal.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nadezhda	nah-DYEZH-dah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Ukrainian
Haim	-	Hebrew
Nonna	-	Russian
Anong	-	Thai
Tsvetko	-	Bulgarian
As'ad	-	Arabic