secure a foothold
Frequency: 7.211.8 per million words
To make a strong position certain; to successfully obtain a foothold.
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- The startup managed to secure a foothold in the European market within a year.
- After months of outreach, we finally began to secure a foothold among local communities.
- The candidate is working hard to secure a foothold with younger voters before the primaries.
- Our legal team moved quickly to secure a foothold in the case by obtaining an injunction.
- By localizing the app and improving support, they were able to secure a foothold on major app stores.
- If we can secure a foothold early, scaling across regions will be much easier.
- Through school partnerships, the charity hopes to secure a foothold in rural districts.
- After several slips, the climber managed to secure a foothold on the icy ledge.
- A viral video helped the band secure a foothold in the mainstream.
- Because their rivals had already managed to secure a foothold in the region, we had to pivot.