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get to first base

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get to first base (with someone or something) and reach first base (with someone or something)
Fig. to make a major advance with someone or something. I wish I could get to first base with this business deal. John adores Sally, but he can't even reach first base with her. She won't even speak to him.
See also: base, first, get

get to first base 
1. (American & Australian informal) to begin to have success with something that you want to do
Usage notes: First base is the first place a player must run to after they hit the ball in a game of baseball.
They won't even get to first base with the directors with a proposal like that.
2. (mainly American humorous) 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

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, get


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