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GET OFF THE GROUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does get off the ground mean?
• GET OFF THE GROUND (verb)
The verb GET OFF THE GROUND has 1 sense:
1. get started or set in motion, used figuratively
Familiarity information: GET OFF THE GROUND used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Get started or set in motion, used figuratively
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
get off the ground; take off
Context example:
the project took a long time to get off the ground
Hypernyms (to "get off the ground" is one way to...):
get going; go; start (begin or set in motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
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