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get a foothold (somewhere) What does get a foothold (somewhere) mean?	to find a starting point somewhere	The new political party is beginning to get a foothold in the big cities.
get a foothold (somewhere) What does get a foothold (somewhere) mean?	to get an initial position of support, to reach a starting point	The small company was able to get a foothold in the breakfast cereal market.
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number two What does "number two" mean?	defacation (used mostly by and about children). 2. Dad, I did a number two by myself.

as soft as down What does "as soft as down" mean?	very soft to the touch (down is the soft and fine feathers from a goose or duck)	The fur on the little dog is as soft as down.
Beer and skittles What does "Beer and skittles" mean?	(UK) People say that life is not all beer and skittles, meaning that it is not about self-indulgence and pleasure.
draw a line betwen two things What does "draw a line betwen two things" mean?	to separate two things	We must draw a line between using the Internet for work and using it for personal use.
follow-up meeting What does "follow-up meeting" mean?	a meeting where you discuss previous business	We will have a follow-up meeting to discuss the new product.
drop What does "drop" mean?	knock someone to the ground
couch potato What does "couch potato" mean?	lazy person who watches television, movies, or plays video games
give notice What does "give notice" mean?	inform an employer, employee, landlord or tenant that a contractual agreement will end	The woman gave notice that she will leave her job next month.

pop the question What does "pop the question" mean?	ask someone to marry you	ask someone to marry youHe put much thought into his possible wedding before he actually decided to pop the question.
ass wipe What does "ass wipe" mean?	an annoying person of little or no value
to the best of one's knowledge What does "to the best of one's knowledge" mean?	as far as one knows, from one's knowledge	To the best of my knowledge there have been no telephone calls for me today.
crank (something) out What does "crank (something) out" mean?	to produce or make something	I was able to crank out two very good papers before the end of the year.
hold over (something) What does "hold over (something)" mean?	extend the engagement of something	The movie was held over for another week.
make up for (something) What does "make up for (something)" mean?	compensate for a loss or mistake	I have to work hard in order to make up for last year's poor sales.

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Get A Foothold (somewhere) Idiom