get one's feet wet

/ɡɛt wˈɒnz fˈiːt wˈɛt/

/ɡɛt wˈʌnz fˈiːt wˈɛt/

to get one's feet wet

to do something that one has not done before in order to become more experienced or familiar with it

Examples

1. She got her feet wet at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks.

2. Although James had no knowledge of the game before, he insisted on getting his feet wet.

3. But once you find it and once you get into it, get your feet wet, dip your toes in, it's really, really nice.

4. It's a great way to kind of get your feet wet and then upgrade to something that's better suited to you after you kind of figure it out.