get off the ground
get off the ground · gets off the ground · got off the ground · getting off the ground
зняти, знімати, злетіти
снять, убрать, снимать
abnehmen, ausziehen, ablegen
To succeed or begin to succeedTo succeed or begin to succeed.
» Tom got caught drinking on school grounds.
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2 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To succeed or begin to succeed.
His big plans to get rich never quite seemed to get off the ground.
(idiomatic, transitive)To make (something) succeed.
He couldn't get George's career off the ground.
More definitions
- get started or set in motion, used figuratively
Examples
46 sentencesTom got caught drinking on school grounds.
I helped Tom get up off the ground.
Our project didn't get off the ground until he joined the company.
ruНаш проект не сдвигался с мёртвой точки, пока он не пришёл к нам в компанию. — astynk
Get down on the ground.
I didn't want to get grounded.
Forms
gets off the ground, getting off the ground, got off the ground, got off the ground| Base form | get off the ground · to get off the ground |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets off the ground |
| Present participle | getting off the ground |
| Past simple | got off the ground |
| Past participle | got off the ground / gotten off the ground |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- get started or set in motion, used figuratively:take off
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle