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
Stephenson	['sti:vnsn]
Camila	kah-MEE-lah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Het-Heru	-	Egyptian Mythology
Raginhard	-	Ancient Germanic
Johan	YOO-ahn (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Democritus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)