off the ground

phrase

: in or as if in flight : off to a good start
the program never got off the ground

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Getting a restaurant off the ground can be fraught with unexpected costs. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Like most of his fellow Midnight Doers, Flora had left Chicago while getting his company off the ground to find financing and other support. — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 One of the greatest challenges in this industry is getting a project off the ground without compromising the vision that inspired it. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 The heel is barely tall enough to lift the foot off the ground and can only be seen from the side view of the shoe. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for off the ground

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“Off the ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20ground. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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