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Meaning of "get off the ground" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GET OFF THE GROUND

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GET OFF THE GROUND

get off
get off one´s bike
get off someone´s back
get off the grass
get off with
get on
get on one´s nerves
get on someone´s wick
get on the wrong side of
get one´s act together
get one´s arse into gear
get one´s cards
get one´s dander up
get one´s end away
get one´s eye in
get one´s feet wet
get one´s finger out
get one´s knickers in a twist
get one´s oats
get one´s own back

WORDS THAT END LIKE GET OFF THE GROUND

all-around
all-round
around
background
bound
break new ground
campground
fall to the ground
foreground
get around
ground
into the ground
playground
round
surround
the high ground
the underground
to the ground
turnaround
underground
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of get off the ground in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «get off the ground» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GET OFF THE GROUND

Find out the translation of get off the ground to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of get off the ground from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «get off the ground» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

功成
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conseguir de la tierra
570 millions of speakers

English

get off the ground
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मैदान से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخروج من الأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оторваться от земли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sair do chão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থল নামবো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décoller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turun padang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in Gang bringen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

離陸する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

땅에 하차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati ing lemah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

được khỏi mặt đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தரையில் இருந்து வெளியேறவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जमिनीवरून उतरवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yerden almak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scendere a terra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oderwać się od ziemi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відірватися від землі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ridice de la sol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατεβείτε από το έδαφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

van die grond af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

komma igång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gå av bakken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of get off the ground

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GET OFF THE GROUND»

The term «get off the ground» is very widely used and occupies the 8.801 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GET OFF THE GROUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about get off the ground

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4 QUOTES WITH «GET OFF THE GROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word get off the ground.
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Jane Badler
I just feel passionately about a few things and particularly about helping artists get off the ground.
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Jill Hennessy
To be honest I never thought the acting thing would get off the ground.
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Zora Neale Hurston
Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.
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Herb Kelleher
I guess the worst moment I ever had in business was the fear that Southwest Airlines wouldn't get off the ground.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GET OFF THE GROUND»

Discover the use of get off the ground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to get off the ground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
get off the ground touch ground get off the ground (of a project, scheme, etc.) make a successful start: The project never got off the ground because of red tape and lack of organization. touch ground get to reality: Now we are really beginning to ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
Unlike the other pro-democracy movements, Algeria's demonstrations have yet to get off the ground. —Associated Press (3/4/2011) The arena never got off the ground, but the new dorm and recreation center were completed in 2009 and 2010 ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
By 1926 it had been extended to other activities. get off the ground Make a start, get underway, as in Because of legal difliculties, the construction project never got off the ground. This expression, alluding to flight, dates from the mid-19008.
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Transforming Health Care Through Information: Case Studies: ...
... Informatics, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-0269-6_2, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 The seemingly open competition from the State agency had been Lorenzi_Ch02.pdf A RHIO Struggling to Form: Will it Get Off the Ground?
Laura Einbinder, Nancy M. Lorenzi, Joan Ash, 2010
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Get Up, Stand Up: Uniting Populists, Energizing the ...
In Get Up, Stand Up, Bruce Levine offers an original and convincing explanation for this passivity. Many Americans are deeply demoralized by decades of oppressive elitism, and they have lost confidence that genuine democracy is possible.
Bruce E. Levine, 2011
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Zora Neale Hurston: "I've Been in Sorrow's Kitchen"
Traces the life of the Harlem Renaissance writer and folklorist, who worked to preserve the rich storytelling tradition of African-Americans in the South.
Laura Baskes Litwin, 2007
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Nirenstein's First Law of Running: Gravity Rotates the Body ...
In sprinting you must land on the two forward pads of the foot to get off the ground faster. 5. Backdrop of Foot. A slight over-stride with the forward- moving foot, followed by a backward drop of the same foot, as the foot lowers to the ground, will ...
Jack Nirenstein
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Football's Eagle & Stack Defenses
... safe plays that the offense can use to keep the clock running while attempting to pick up a first down.After each play, the defense should quickly get off the ground to ensure that the official will spot the ball and get the 25-second clock started.
Ronald Vanderlinden
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Popular Science
NAIL 2"X4" CHOCK BLOCK TO HOUSE STUD 2"X4" CROSS-BRACE " LEDGER 8OARD Get Off the Ground OR vx6" SAFETY RAIL 6'MINIMUM 8' BEST 12' MAXIMUM SAFETY CHOCK-. NAIL LEDGER BOARD TO CHOCK SLOCK WITH  ...
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The Complete Guide to Special Event Management: Business ...
... for unless an organization is aware of its goals — for example, to raise money to send the local Little League team to the playoffs — the event will never get off the ground. VISION: A MANAGEMENT TOOL Vision is not just important in getting ...
Ernst & Young, Dwight W. Catherwood, Richard L. Van Kirk, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GET OFF THE GROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term get off the ground is used in the context of the following news items.
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A cool career move
Despite his impressive ambitions, Graham freely admits he had no idea the FreezyCream concept would get off the ground, much less become ... «Portland Tribune, Jul 15»
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Aussies aim for the Facebook for Fitness
... up their own capital initially, before passing the fundraising hat around to friends and families who helped the app get off the ground. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
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New attempt to deal with rogue cops has promise
The unit will be able restore positive public perceptions of the police service only if it manages to get off the ground successfully, and deals with ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
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World View: Pope Francis in Paraguay Alludes to 1860s War of the …
On both content and the more complicated question of trust, even if it's all good on paper the question is whether it will get off the ground and ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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British Buffett is in the Know
He has put £100,000 into The Know, to help it get off the ground. Fellow donors to the burgeoning campaign include Richard Tice, and major ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
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Overcoming the China Syndrome
It is my hope that these projects do get off the ground even if there are questions raised about their long-term viability. As private investment ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
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Omotowa: Guaranteed Supply Gives NLNG Profitability Edge
Why has Train-7 failed to get off the ground? Of course, we have being working on Train-7 for quite a while and as you may know, issues ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
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Safety first as lightning wins
... out to our positions for the last quarter and lightning strikes started to hit really close by, so the umpires told everyone to get off the ground. «The Border Mail, Jul 15»
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Greece's bailout plan might not be good enough for a deal
"On both content and the more complicated question of trust, even if it's all good on paper the question is whether it will get off the ground and ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
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On the other end, included were enterprise stories that never really had time to get off the ground and ones where I hit a dead end in reporting. «Tidewater News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Get off the ground [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/get-off-the-ground>. Apr 2024 ».
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