get to first base (with someone or something)

get to first base (with someone or something)
get to first base (with someone or something) & reach first base (with someone or something)
Fig. to make a major advance with someone or something. •

I wish I could get to first base with this business deal.

John adores Sally, but he can't even reach first base with her. She won't even speak to him.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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