get (one's) start (in something)

get (one's) start (in something)

To get one's first chance or opportunity to begin a career (in something). I got my start in publishing as an editorial assistant, and I just kept climbing the ranks from there. My father had a friend whose mother was a senator, she helped him get his start in politics.
See also: get, start
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get a start in (something)
  • (one's) day in court
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • at expense
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • at (one's) expense
  • at the end of (one's) fingertips
  • (from) top to toe