get to first base
verb1
Idiomatic To get as far as the first phase or milestone of a goal.
- We are not just people who "happen to be queer" — we are a terribly oppressed minority who will never get to first base in our battle for human and constitutional rights until we stop pretending that we are "like everyone else" and start fighting for our uniqueness.1979 April 28, J. Lee, “I'm Still Here”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
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Euphemistic, Idiomatic, Slang To get as far as kissing in sexual advances.
- Related terms
- go all the way, take it to the next level