Get off the ground

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To succeed or begin to succeed. idiomatic, intransitive

    "His big plans to get rich never quite seemed to get off the ground."

  2. 2
    get started or set in motion, used figuratively wordnet
  3. 3
    To make (something) succeed. idiomatic, transitive

    "He couldn't get George's career off the ground."

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