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Je_nie_dieu Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

to get in the door

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00Has the phrase "to get in the door" fixed meaning?02br
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00I thought it might mean sth like "to get a job". Could that be possible? The context is:02br
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00"We alums at Augustana, we say there might be other schools that open more doors," says Barnes, who declines most interviews but was quick to come to the phone to talk about her alma mater. "01b00Once we get in the door, we stand up better than anybody." 02b02br
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0 No, I don't think it's an idiom: the meaning varies with the context. 02br 02br 00 But one of the important meanings is:01font 00 01i 00to get in a critical/advantageous position, to get in the starting position for a process. 02i 02font 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 No, I don't think it's an idiom: the meaning varies with the context.
  • 02br 02br 00 But one of the important meanings is:01font 00 01i 00to get in a critical/advantageous position, to get in the starting position for a process.
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0 No, I don't think it's an idiom: the meaning varies with the context. 02br
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00 But one of the important meanings is:01font00 01i00to get in a critical/advantageous position, to get in the starting position for a process. 02i02font0-
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0 To get (or have) a foot in the door means to gain or have a first introduction to a profession or organization.02br
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00If someone says "I've just got in the door" they could mean simply that they've just arrived home. 0-
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