Idiom
get to first base
Meaning
To get as far as the first phase or milestone of a goal.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We cannot even get to first base with this project yet.”
“The team struggled to get to first base because they could not agree on a budget.”
“Despite their elaborate preparations, the negotiators failed to get to first base during the initial round of discussions.”
Examples
simple
“We cannot even get to first base with this project yet.”
contextual
“The team struggled to get to first base because they could not agree on a budget.”
complex
“Despite their elaborate preparations, the negotiators failed to get to first base during the initial round of discussions.”
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