step into sth
UK informal — phrasal verb with step /step/ verb [I + adv/prep] (-pp-)Definition
› If you step into a job, you get it very easily: He just stepped straight into a job as soon as he left college.Easiness and simplicityRecruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs
(Definition of step into sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anoint verb (FOR A JOB)
- applicant noun
- appoint verb (PERSON)
- appointed adjective (PERSON)
- appointee noun
- go into sth phrasal verb (START)
- golden hello noun
- handpicked adjective
- headhunt verb
- hiring noun
- intake noun (AMOUNT)
- recruit verb
- scout noun (SEARCH)
- set sb up phrasal verb (ESTABLISH)
- Situations Vacant noun
- staff verb
- subcontract verb
- take sb on phrasal verb (EMPLOY)
- take sth on phrasal verb
- tender verb
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