get one's feet wet

Embark on a new venture, start into new territory. For example, I've only had a few cello lessons-I've barely gotten my feet wet. This expression alludes to the timid swimmer slowly getting into the water. [Late 1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Linzi	LIN-zee	English (Rare)
Therese	te-RE-zə (German), te-RES (Swedish), tə-REES (English)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Svyatoslav	svyah-tah-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
CornÉLie	-	French
Sidney	SID-nee	English
Olavo	-	Portuguese