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Reference
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Brewer’s Dictionary
> Ground.
Grotto of Ephesus (
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Ground Arms (
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CONTENTS
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
E. Cobham Brewer
1810–1897
. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Ground.
(Anglo-Saxon,
grund.
)
1
It would suit me down to the ground.
Wholly and entirely.
2
To break ground.
To be the first to commence a project, etc.; to take the first step in an undertaking.
3
To gain ground.
To make progress; to be improving one’s position or prospects of success.
4
To hold one’s ground.
To maintain one’s authority; not to budge from one’s position; to retain one’s popularity.
5
To lose ground.
To become less popular or less successful; to be drifting away from the object aimed at.
6
To stand one’s ground.
Not to yield or give way; to stick to one’s colours; to have the courage of one’s opinion.
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Grotto of Ephesus (
The
).
Ground Arms (
To
).
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