get one's feet wet

idiom

: to begin doing a new job, activity, etc., in usually a slow and simple way in order to become more familiar with it
She got her feet wet at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks.

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“Get one's feet wet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20one%27s%20feet%20wet. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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