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get to first base

1. to begin to have success with something that you want to do. They won't even get to first base with the directors with a proposal like that.

2. to get to the first stage of a sexual relationship, where partners kiss and touch each other. Jimmy hasn't even gotten to first base yet with his girlfriend.

See also: base, first

get to first base

to begin to have success, esp. in the early stages of something. They won't even get to first base with the directors if they propose something like that.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of first base (= the first place a player must run to after hitting the ball in a game of baseball)

See also: base, first

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