| 单词 | foot in the door |
| 释义 | foot in the door phrase See full dictionary entry for door If you say that something helps someone to get their foot in the door or their toe in the door, you mean that it gives them an opportunity to start doing something new, usually in an area that is difficult to succeed in. The bondholding may help the firm get its foot in the door to win the business. There are a lot of talented kids out there who just need a foot in the door. Idioms: foot-in-the-door done in an aggressive or forceful way, in order to persuade someone to agree to do something which they probably do not want to do Perhaps we shouldn't blame the journalist, who works for a newspaper famous for its foot-in-the-door tactics. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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