get one's feet wet

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[get one's feet wet] {v. phr.}, {informal} To begin; do something for the first time.

* /The party was at Bill's house and when Ruth and I got there the party had already started. "Jump right in and don't be afraid to get your feet wet," said Bill./

* /"It's not hard to dance once you get your feet wet," said the teacher./

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	time ⁵⁴⁹ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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