Usually means: Achieve initial success in endeavor.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word get to first base:

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  1. get to first base: Merriam-Webster
  2. get to first base: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. get to first base: Collins English Dictionary
  4. get to first base: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. get to first base: Wiktionary
  6. get to first base: Dictionary.com

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  1. get to first base: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (get to first base)

verb:  (idiomatic) To get as far as the first phase or milestone of a goal.
verb:  (idiomatic) To get as far as kissing in sexual advances.

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