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
Olga	OL-gah (Russian), AWL-gah (Polish, German)	Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Latvian, Hungarian, Itali
Freda	FREE-də	English
Cherokee	CHER-ə-kee	English (Rare)
Altantsetseg	-	Mongolian
Rusty	RUS-tee	English
SÌLeas	-	Scottish