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
Venera	vye-NYE-rah (Russian), vee-NYE-rah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Albanian
Shevon	shə-VAWN (English)	Irish, English (Rare)
Enok	E-nok (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Royle	ROI-əl	English (Rare)
Melek (1)	-	Hebrew
Meri (2)	-	Georgian