FOOTHOLD (SOMEWHERE)

foothold (somewhere): translation

*a foothold (somewhere)

Fig. an initial position of support; a starting point. (*Typically: get \foothold (somewhere); have \foothold (somewhere); helpsomeone get \foothold (somewhere).) •

It's difficult to get a foothold in the education market when schools are laying off teachers.

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Max's father helped him get a foothold in the textile industry.