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get to first base

[get to first base] or [reach first base] {v. phr.} To make a good start; really begin; succeed, * /Joe had a long paper to write for history class, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

first base

[first base] {n. phr.} 1. The base that must be touched first by a baseball player after batting. * /He got to first base on four balls./ 2. See: [GET […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

third base

[third base] {n.} The base to be touched third in baseball. * /He reached third base standing up on a long triple./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

off base

[off base] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not agreeing with fact; wrong. * /The idea that touching a toad causes warts is off base./ * /When Tom said that the teacher's explanation […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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