a foot in the door

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• Foot-in-the-door technique — (FITD) is a compliance tactic that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up by having that person agree to a modest request. [Freedman, J.L. Fraser, S.C. (1966). Compliance without pressure: The foot in the… …   Wikipedia

• foot in the door — If you have or get your foot in the door, you start working in a company or organisation at a low level, hoping that you will be able to progress from there …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• foot in the door —    To say that someone has a foot in the door means that they have a small but successful start in something and will possibly do well in the future.     With today s unemployment, it is difficult to get a foot in the door in any profession …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• foot in the door (to get one’s) —  Establish an initial contact.  ► “The Ad Store has gotten its foot in the door at Coca Cola. The 15 month old New York shop was given the go ahead to produce 8 to 12 spots for the clients’s Coca Cola Classic brand.” (Adweek, Jan. 23, 1995, p.… …   American business jargon

• foot in the door — {n. phr.}, {informal} The first step toward getting or doing something; a start toward success; opening. * /Don t let Jane get her foot in the door by joining the club or soon she ll want to be president./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• foot in the door — {n. phr.}, {informal} The first step toward getting or doing something; a start toward success; opening. * /Don t let Jane get her foot in the door by joining the club or soon she ll want to be president./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• foot\ in\ the\ door — n. phr. informal the first step toward getting or doing something; a start toward success; opening. Don t let Jane get her foot in the door by joining the club or soon she ll want to be president …   Словарь американских идиом

• foot in the door — an opening or opportunity I finally got a foot in the door when they accepted my application …   Idioms and examples

• A Foot in the Door — Сборник …   Википедия

• A Foot in the Door — Álbum recopilatorio de Pink Floyd Publicación 7 de noviembre de 2011 (Estados Unidos) Grabación 1967 1994 Género(s) Rock progresivo …   Wikipedia Español

• a foot in the door — phrasal : an assurance of a continuing chance of eventual accomplishment of one s purpose those connections … would at best enable him only to get his foot in the door Hamilton Basso * * * a foot in the door A first step towards a usu difficult… …   Useful english dictionary