make ground



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make ground

To become more successful, popular, important, or accepted. The opposition to vaccinating children, while still a definite minority, has been making ground in recent years. No one thought our fast food chain would do well in a country like India, but we've started making ground!
See also: ground, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Abd Allah‘ahb-DAH:L-lah, ‘ahb-DOOL-lahArabic
Tanu-Indian, Hindi
Bonifacybaw-nee-FAH-tsiPolish
Jacobs['dʒeikəbz]
Badulf-Ancient Germanic
Ioudas-Biblical Greek