English verb: get off the ground | |||
| 1. | get off the ground (motion) get started or set in motion, used figuratively | ||
| Samples | The project took a long time to get off the ground. | ||
| Synonyms | take off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get going, go, start | ||