gain ground
verbEtymology
Metaphor, suggesting e.g. military acquisition of territory.
Definitions
To make progress or obtain advantage
To make progress or obtain advantage; to gain traction.
- No matter how hard I try, I don't seem to be gaining ground.
- Team Red has gained ground on Team Blue since October.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gain ground. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA