broaden someone's horizons
branch out
geek someone's head up
ultracrepidate
overreach
punch someone's ticket
give someone a break
raise the stakes
get into
foray
stand on someone's shoulders
master
tenuki
play the angles
talk over someone's head
upskill
step up
drive
reskill
get behind
network
tap into
stimulate
dabble
upgear
soak up
monkey-branch
break ground
bootstrap
fish in troubled waters
learn
look out for number one
actualize
lift one's game
turn something into an art form
fail upwards
double down
find one's feet
experiment
self-actualize
try out
move up in the world
slum it
take a leaf out of someone's book
buoy up
get what's coming to one
level
buckle down
activate
come out of one's shell