cut teeth in

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cut your teeth in something also cut your teeth on something

to get your first experience doing a particular kind of work or using a particular skill He cut his teeth in politics as a campaign manager for a small-town mayor. They had just graduated from law school and were anxious to cut their teeth on a case.

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