英语词汇“to get one's foot in the door”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a) to get one's foot in the door and variants.

(i) To insert one's foot between a door and its frame to prevent the door from being shut, usually so as to gain unwanted access.

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1861 Times 18 May 11/5 His mate..got his foot in the door, and prevented it being closed until a police-constable came up and took the prisoner into charge.

1899 Pearson's Mag. 8 63/1 He..slammed the door in our faces as Mr. Anderson crossed the door-mat; but Tenterden's foot was in the door.

1914 Printers' Ink 5 Feb. 26/1 Some men get around the difficulty by putting a foot in the door in true book-agent style. This method..is likely to antagonize the prospect.

1970 M. R. Naiman in S. Terkel Hard Times (2005) 408 The head bailiff shoved his foot in the door and yanked out his pistol.

2001 M. Blackman Naughts & Crosses (2005) xvi. 76 Sarah tried to shut the door in my face. I stuck my foot in the door.

(ii) To gain an initial opportunity from which further progress may be made; to have or gain an initial introduction to a profession, organization, etc.

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1934 New Engl. Q. 7 5 The new astronomy..had a foot in the door at Oxford as early as 1619.

1939 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 19 June 11/4 To get his foot in the door, John Lewis agreed to raise no objection.

1999 C. Dolan Ascension Day (2000) viii. 198 Morag wasn't bothered where she worked, what kind of hospital or in what post. Once she had a foot in the door, she'd work her way up.

2010 C. M. Mackey Sistergirl Devotions viii. 33 She took the job just to get her foot in the door to a career in journalism.

单词	to get one's foot in the door
释义	> as lemmas to get one's foot in the door (a) to get one's foot in the door and variants. (i) To insert one's foot between a door and its frame to prevent the door from being shut, usually so as to gain unwanted access. ΚΠ 1861 Times 18 May 11/5 His mate..got his foot in the door, and prevented it being closed until a police-constable came up and took the prisoner into charge. 1899 Pearson's Mag. 8 63/1 He..slammed the door in our faces as Mr. Anderson crossed the door-mat; but Tenterden's foot was in the door. 1914 Printers' Ink 5 Feb. 26/1 Some men get around the difficulty by putting a foot in the door in true book-agent style. This method..is likely to antagonize the prospect. 1970 M. R. Naiman in S. Terkel Hard Times (2005) 408 The head bailiff shoved his foot in the door and yanked out his pistol. 2001 M. Blackman Naughts & Crosses (2005) xvi. 76 Sarah tried to shut the door in my face. I stuck my foot in the door. (ii) To gain an initial opportunity from which further progress may be made; to have or gain an initial introduction to a profession, organization, etc. ΚΠ 1934 New Engl. Q. 7 5 The new astronomy..had a foot in the door at Oxford as early as 1619. 1939 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 19 June 11/4 To get his foot in the door, John Lewis agreed to raise no objection. 1999 C. Dolan Ascension Day (2000) viii. 198 Morag wasn't bothered where she worked, what kind of hospital or in what post. Once she had a foot in the door, she'd work her way up. 2010 C. M. Mackey Sistergirl Devotions viii. 33 She took the job just to get her foot in the door to a career in journalism. extracted from footn.int. < as lemmas
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