get one's foot on the ladderverb [UK: ˈɡet wʌnz fʊt ɒn ðə ˈlæ.də(r)] [US: ˈɡet wʌnz ˈfʊt ɑːn ðə ˈlæ.dər] start in on doing (something)verb [UK: stɑːt ɪn ɒn ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈstɑːrt ɪn ɑːn ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] start in to do (something)verb [UK: stɑːt ɪn tuː duː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈstɑːrt ɪn ˈtuː ˈduː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] turn one's hand to doing (something)verb [UK: tɜːn wʌnz hænd tuː ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈtɝːn wʌnz ˈhænd ˈtuː ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] |