get (sth) off the ground
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› If a plan or activity gets off the ground, or if you get it off the ground, it starts or succeeds: He worked hard at getting the project off the ground. → See also breeding ground → See also common ground
(Definition of get (sth) off the ground from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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