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get to first base, to get to first base1. To successfully move through the initial phase of something. I doubt we'll get to first base with this proposal— the board seems pretty skeptical.2. slang To kiss someone. The term likens sexual acts to "hits" in baseball, in which a player advances to each base on the way to "scoring"—a slang term for engaging in sex with someone. A: "Did you get to first base with Dave last night?" B: "A lady doesn't kiss and tell!"See also: base, first, getget to first base (with someone or something) and reach first base (with someone or something)Fig. to make a major advance with someone or something. I wish I could get to first base with this business deal. John adores Sally, but he can't even reach first base with her. She won't even speak to him.See also: base, first, getget to first baseAlso, reach first base. 1. Succeed in the initial phase of something; meet with preliminary approval. For example, They were delighted that they'd gotten to first base in the negotiations. This term alludes to the first base of baseball, which is the first step toward scoring a run for the batter's team. [c. 1900] 2. Reach the initial stage of sexual intimacy, such as kissing. For example, Mary is so shy that I can't even get to first base with her. [1920s] See also: base, first, getget to first base 1. If you get to first base, you begin to make progress with your plans. Note: In baseball, players have to hit the ball and then run round all four corners or bases to score a run. We couldn't get to first base with any U.S. banks. They didn't want to take the risk. We wonder why there are so few women in leadership — they get criticized before they even get to first base.2. If someone gets to first base, they succeed in kissing a boyfriend or girlfriend or touching them as a way of starting a sexual relationship. Note: In baseball, players have to hit the ball and then run round all four corners or bases to score a run. It takes Declan, the ladies' man of the cast, until the third episode to get to first base with any of his prey. Note: You can also use get to second base, to say that you get to the next stage of a sexual relationship. On a date, would it be easier to get to second base with Laverne or Shirley?See also: base, first, getget to first base achieve the first step towards your objective. informal, chiefly North American 1962 P. G. Wodehouse Service with a Smile She gives you the feeling that you'll never get to first base with her. See also: base, first, getget to first ˈbase (with somebody/something) (also reach/make first ˈbase (with somebody/something)) (informal, especially American English) successfully complete the first stage of something: The project hasn’t even reached first base yet. Why all this delay?This idiom comes from baseball. First base is the first of four positions (= bases) that a player must reach in order to score points.See also: base, first, getget to first base verbSee get to first base with someoneSee also: base, first, getget to first base, toTo succeed in the initial phase of an undertaking. This phrase, derived from baseball, was transferred to other enterprises by the late nineteenth century. In the mid-twentieth century it acquired another more specific meaning as well: to reach the first stage of petting, which is kissing.See also: first, get |