Translations for „toehold“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

toehold N

1. toehold (ridge):

toehold

oparcie nt

2. toehold fig (starting point):

to get a toehold

uzyskać punkt zaczepienia

Usage examples with toehold

to get a toehold

uzyskać punkt zaczepienia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At the end of the last millennium, minicomputers and mainframes still had a tenuous toehold on the enterprise.

arstechnica.com

He's doing this purely for electoral reasons so that he can get a toehold in these regions.

www.thehindu.com

But, thanks to the patronage of young fashion fans who value the "slow fashion" factor, custom shoemakers have found a fresh toehold.

www.thestar.com

But they have found it difficult to get a toehold in the existing alliances that make up the local construction industry.

www.nzherald.co.nz

However, they clung to a precarious toehold on the ridge.

en.wikipedia.org

They're staggering under debts, fighting to get a toehold in the housing market and watching their household incomes shrink.

business.financialpost.com

These toeholds have been used by young children to climb out of cribs and fall to the floor.

www.canada.com

Twenty years after the first court victories, treaty rights are finally gaining a toehold of respect, she added.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

So, what is the best way of preventing an agile intruder intent on an unauthorised swim from harnessing the power of this toehold?

www.nzherald.co.nz

Such people now have a toehold in public life.

www.thestar.com