Meaning of GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So the best way to explain "get your foot
in the door" in English is to imagine that
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there's a place that you want to work and
you want to be a manager.
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You want to be in charge of people, but they
only have a job opening for people in the
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sales department, like a junior salesperson.
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So you would apply for and try to get the
junior sales position to "get your foot in
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the door".
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So you would get a job that pays less, but
you would be in the building every day.
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You would be at this place of work every day
and then when a position opens up in management
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you would already have your foot in the door.
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So you would already be halfway towards getting
that position.
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