get a toehold

tv. to work one’s way into some association or relationship. As soon as I get a toehold in the company, I’ll be more relaxed.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
HernÁN	er-NAHN	Spanish
Simon	SIE-mən (English), see-MAWN (French), ZEE-mawn (German), SEE-mawn (Dutch)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian
SİNem	-	Turkish
Galena	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Nicoleta	-	Romanian
Felice	fe-LEE-che	Italian