English Explanatory Dictionary

get one's foot in the door

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.

Pronunciation

en-au-get one's foot in the door.ogg

Word forms

get one's foot in the door gets one's foot in the door getting one's foot in the door got one's foot in the door gotten one's foot in the door

Etymology

Probably from a practice attributed to door-to-door salesmen of placing a foot in the opening of a prospective customer's door, thereby preventing the person from closing the door until the conclusion of the sales pitch.

Related words

have one's foot in the door have a foot in the door foot-in-the-door technique put one's foot in the door
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