Idioms with "foot" and "feet"

Question

What is the meaning of "get one's feet wet"?

Answer

get your feet wet

“To get your feet wet” is an idiom that means to begin doing a new job, activity, etc., in a brief and simple way in order to become more familiar with it, as in this example:

• She got her feet wet at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks.

More idioms with foot and feet

There are many other idioms with foot and feet. Here are five more:

1. get cold feet: have a feeling of worry or doubt that is strong enough to stop you from doing something that you planned to do

• He was going to ask her to marry him, but he got cold feet and couldn't do it.

2. drag your feet/heels: avoid doing something for a long time

• Quit dragging your feet and make a decision!

3. get your foot in the door: make the first step toward a goal by getting into an organization, a career, etc.

• He took a job as a secretary to get his foot in the door.

4. put your foot down: deal with someone in a strict way

• When my son broke his curfew for the third time, I knew it was time to put my foot down.

5. put your foot in your mouth: say something that causes someone to be embarrassed, upset, or hurt especially when you did not expect that reaction

• I really put my foot in it when I asked her about her job. I didn't know she'd just been fired.

Other idioms with body parts:

• The idiom "hand in hand"
• "Butterflies in my stomach"
• "Under someone's thumb"