toehold

[ UK /tˈə‍ʊhə‍ʊld/ ]
[ US /ˈtoʊˌhoʊɫd/ ]

NOUN

a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made
his father gave him a toehold in the oil business
American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks
a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints
a small foothold used in climbing

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They didn't abandon their culture, and they didn't even really change it - they just got a toehold on prosperity.
This ‘additional functionality’ should be removed, he advises, and the operating system secured so attackers cannot get the necessary toehold on the system.
He has struggled long and hard to keep this one-room toehold in "Jozi," one of WISTV - Local News RSS
This before using a toehold to propel themselves six feet into thin air in order to grab the next fingerhold. Times, Sunday Times
Having established a toehold, the parent company then looks to expand with further acquisitions.
The gang had strong ties to Brighton Beach, the traditional first toehold in the United States. CHAMELEON
The memories of the Gathering and everything that had happened since that awful night could gain no toehold here. TREASON KEEP
Minor blister pain can advance from a low simmer to a fiery torture in the space of a few miles, so don't let it get a toehold in the gap between your feet and your socks and shoes.
Few independent comic artists have succeeded in gaining a toehold in the lucrative spin-off market.

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