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
Alycia	ə-LIS-yə, ə-LIS-ə, ə-LISH-ə	English
SÍLvia	-	Portuguese, Catalan
Shiva (1)	SHIV-ə (Hinduism)	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
ŚWiĘTopeŁK	shvyen-TAW-pewk	Polish (Archaic)
Dwight	[dwait]
Farris	['færis]