one's start

*one's start

one's first career opportunity. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) I had my start in painting when I was thirty. She helped me get my start by recommending me to the manager.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hardwin	-	Ancient Germanic
Heimirich	-	Ancient Germanic
Delphine	del-FEEN	French
Katya	KAH-tyah	Russian
Gennadiy	gye-NAH-dee, gee-NAH-dee	Russian
Latisha	lə-TISH-ə, lə-TEESH-ə	African American