Question

Get in on the Ground Floor to be part of some big or important project or business at its start

Accepted Answer

Miss Cohen got in on the ground floor with a new women's clothing company. This saying probably originated in the financial world of the late 1800s. It's an advantage to get in at the beginning of an enterprise. As the company succeeds and prospers, so will you. After all, you were there at the start and helped it grow. The ground floor is where you enter a big building. After that, there's no place to go but up.

Idiom	Get in on the Ground Floor
Example	Miss Cohen got in on the ground floor with a new women's clothing company.
Meaning	to be part of some big or important project or business at its start
Origin	This saying probably originated in the financial world of the late 1800s. It's an advantage to get in at the beginning of an enterprise. As the company succeeds and prospers, so will you. After all, you were there at the start and helped it grow. The ground floor is where you enter a big building. After that, there's no place to go but up.

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