GET OFF THE GROUND

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Get started or set in motion, used figuratively

Example:

the project took a long time to get off the ground

Synonyms:

get off the ground; take off

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "get off the ground" is one way to...):

get going; go; start (begin or set in motion)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s