get in on the ground floor

get in on the ground floor {v. phr.}

To be one of the first members or employees to participate in the growth of a firm, educational institution, etc.

Elliott got in on the ground floor and made a fortune at the company.

Mr. Smith who joined the new college as an instructor, got in on the ground floor, and wound up as its president after twenty years.

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[ground floor] {n.} 1. First floor of a house or building. * /Mrs. Turner has an apartment on the ground floor./ 2. {informal} The first or best chance, especially in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[floor] See: [GROUND FLOOR], [MOP THE FLOOR WITH], [WALK THE FLOOR]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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