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Definition

gain ground; make progress.

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In Context

  • "Replacement Damien Traille burgled a high ball from Israel Dagg and made good ground, the All Blacks scrum coming under increasing pressure and the crowd falling silent as their World Cup dream threatened to become a nightmare."
  • "Today the territory carved out for the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk "peoples' republics" is shrinking fast as the Ukrainian army makes ground."
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Related Idioms

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To understand even minimally.

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To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.

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To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.

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To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
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