Speakur

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have one's foot in the door

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
have one's -foot in the -door
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have an advantage or upper hand in something.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

has one's foot in the door (present, singular) having one's foot in the door (participle, present) had one's foot in the door (participle, past) had one's foot in the door (past) have a foot in the door (alternative)

Phrases

get one's foot in the door

Frequently Paired Words

get one's foot in the door

Questions

What does have one's foot in the door mean?
To have an advantage or upper hand in something.

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