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
Torsti	TOR-stee	Finnish
Kelsie	KEL-see	English (Modern)
Shayne	SHAYN	English
Theophilus	thee-AHF-ə-ləs (English)	Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Wotan	VO-tahn (German)	Germanic Mythology
Seija	SAY-yah	Finnish