get feet under the table

get your feet under the table

(British)

to become familiar with and confident in a new job or situation It's better to wait until you've got your feet firmly under the table before you make any big changes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Friedhelm	FREET-helm	German
Sjurd	-	Norwegian
Louis	['lu:is]
Deepak	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Dodie	DO-dee	English
Fahima	-	Arabic