get your feet wet

基本解释

It may be better to set a short term goal to kick-start your studies, to "get your feet wet" and overcome this inertia.
设定一个短期目标来开始你的学习或许会更好，“先把你的脚弄湿”，克服这种惰性。
However, this form can help you "get your feet wet" with form design, and you can use its components in your own forms.
但是，这个表单可以帮助您体会一下表单设计，而且可以在自己的表单中使用它的组件。
Once you get your feet wet and understand how a little effort can produce some effective user enhancements, you will be ready to really add some magic to your portal applications.
一旦您入门并了解到做一点努力就可以获得一些有效的用户增强功能，您肯定会准备将一些奇妙的方法实际添加到自己的门户应用程序中。

So while you won't buy much horsepower for half a grand these days, Everex's latest StepNote can get your feet wet with Vista without breaking the bank, but waiting on that CPU to catch up with your clicking finger just might negate any value that was here.
ENGADGET: Everex StepNote VA4101M: first Vista-equipped laptop under $500