get to/reach first base

US informal

Definition

› to have the first achievement or agreement that is needed for later success: The proposal is so poorly designed, they won't even get to first base with the directors.Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling

(Definition of get to/reach first base from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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