get+a+foothold

  • 1get a foothold —    If you get a foothold somewhere, you secure a position for yourself in a business, profession or organisation.     The contract got the firm a foothold in the local administration …

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  • 2foothold — foot‧hold [ˈfʊthəʊld ǁ hoʊld] noun [countable usually singular] part of a market that a company obtains, hoping to obtain more of the same market or part of another larger market that is related to it; = BEACHHEAD: • Several U.S. companies have… …

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  • 3foothold — noun 1 place to put your foot when climbing ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, secure VERB + FOOTHOLD ▪ have ▪ find, get, scrabble for …

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  • 4foothold — UK [ˈfʊtˌhəʊld] / US [ˈfʊtˌhoʊld] noun [countable] Word forms foothold : singular foothold plural footholds 1) a small hole, crack, or lump on a surface where you can put your foot to support yourself when climbing 2) a position from which you… …

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  • 5foothold — foot|hold [ fut,hould ] noun count 1. ) a position from which you can improve your status or become more successful in an organization, profession, or market: gain/get/establish a foothold: They have managed to gain a foothold in the South… …

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  • 6get — verb Get is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑employee, ↑finance, ↑weather, ↑winner Get is used with these nouns as the object: ↑abscess, ↑access, ↑accolade, ↑accommodation, ↑acknowledgement, ↑acne, ↑ …

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  • 7Exorcism — (from Late Latin exorcismus , from Greek exorkizein to adjure) is the practice of evicting demons or other evil spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed. The practice is quite ancient and part of the… …

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  • 8List of Home Improvement episodes — The following is an episode list for the American television sitcom Home Improvement. The series aired on ABC from September 17, 1991 to May 25, 1999, with 204 episodes produced spanning 8 seasons. Contents 1 Series overview 2 Season 1: 1991–1992 …

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  • 9Video CD — Infobox media name = Compact Disc Digital Video (VCD) created = 1993 type = Optical disc encoding = MPEG 1 video + audio capacity = Up to 800 MB read = 780 nm wavelength semiconductor laser standard = White Book owner = Sony Philips use = audio… …

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  • 10Television CD — Infobox media name = Compact Disc Digital TV (TVCD) created = 1985 type = Optical disc encoding = MPEG 1 video + audio capacity = Up to 800 MB read = 780 nm wavelength semiconductor laser standard = Black Book owner = Sony Philips use = audio and …

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