on the ground

on the ground
phrasal at the scene of action

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  • from the ground up — {adv. phr.} From the beginning; entirely; completely. * /After the fire they had to rebuild their cabin from the ground up./ * /Sam knows about baseball from the ground up./ * /The new cars have been changed from the ground up./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • from the ground up — {adv. phr.} From the beginning; entirely; completely. * /After the fire they had to rebuild their cabin from the ground up./ * /Sam knows about baseball from the ground up./ * /The new cars have been changed from the ground up./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the ground — phrasal in or as if in flight ; off to a good start < the program never got off the ground > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • into the ground — See: RUN INTO THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the ground — See: GET OFF THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • into the ground — See: RUN INTO THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the ground — See: GET OFF THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • into the ground — phrasal beyond what is necessary or tolerable ; to exhaustion < labored an issue into the ground Newsweek > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • To bite the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To come to the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To fall to the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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