get (sth) off the ground
Definition
› If a plan or activity gets off the ground or you get it off the ground, it starts or succeeds: A lot more money will be required to get this project off the ground.Succeeding, achieving and fulfillingStarting and beginningStarting again
(Definition of get (sth) off the ground from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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get (sb) off phrasal verb (PLEASURE)
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get (sth) through (to sb) phrasal verb
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