get your feet wet
get (one's) feet wet
To try or start something. I'm confident that you'll be able to drive a stick shift—you just need to get your feet wet first.
See also: feet, get, wet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
get your feet wet
mainly AMERICANIf you get your feet wet, you get involved in something or experience something for the first time. Charlton thinks it's time for me to get my feet wet. He says I'll be able to help the department a lot more if I learn how police actually solve crimes. Note: You can also say that you have your feet wet. Well, the Secretary of State now has his feet wet in the Middle East.
See also: feet, get, wet
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
get your feet wet
begin to participate in an activity.See also: feet, get, wet
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
get your ˈfeet wet
(especially American English, informal) start doing something that is new for you: At that time he was a young actor, just getting his feet wet.See also: feet, get, wet
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- get (one's) feet wet
- get feet wet
- get one's feet wet
- balls of feet
- balls of the/(one's) feet
- get on (one's) feet
- get on feet
- get to (one's) feet
- get to feet
- get to one's feet