ground floor, get in on the

Participate in the beginning of a venture, thereby gaining some advantage. For example, Investors were eager to get in on the ground floor of the new development. [First half of 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Donar	-	Germanic Mythology
Eloy	e-LOI	Spanish
Mariko	mah-ṙee-ko	Japanese
Liliana	lee-LYAH-nah (Italian, Polish), lil-ee-AN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, English
Boran	-	Turkish
Melanthios	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek