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Meanings of get a foothold in English

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Usage of get a foothold in English
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Bapcor wants Hellaby's automotive business to get a foothold in New Zealand.
Radio NZ
2
Then indiscipline allowed Sale to get a foothold back in the game.
The Guardian
3
Schiavone tried desperately to get a foothold, fending off numerous break points.
Reuters
4
Here, so precipitous were the banks, he could not get a foothold.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
5
It did not get a foothold in Europe till the time of Christ.
The new yorker
6
Meanwhile, Alibaba and JD are trying to get a foothold in rural areas.
Reuters
7
The hosts were struggling to get a foothold in the game.
The Guardian
8
Gritting my teeth, I get a foothold and begin to climb over it.
Lone Wolf
9
They were trying to get a foothold in New Orleans to run drugs upriver.
Sins of the Fathers
10
The profiteers would get a foothold any way they could.
Acts of nature
11
Flamingo is trying to get a foothold against fellow newcomer Wave and behemoth Lime.
Radio NZ
12
I guess China would like to get a foothold here!
Boy Scouts in the Philippines; Or, The Key to the Treaty Box
13
He tried to get a foothold, managed it, and hauled himself out of the water.
Transgression: a novel of love and war
14
It is so easy for him to get a foothold in a girl's heart here.
The Christian: A Story
15
By constant change to new soil, the pests have no opportunity to get a foothold.
Three Acres and Liberty
16
He kicked about, trying to get a foothold somewhere.
Twelve Stories and a Dream
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