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
DiDIEEnglish
Peta-English (Australian)
DeirdreDEER-drə (English), DEER-dree (English), DER-dre (Irish)English, Irish, Irish Mythology
RiŠKo-Slovak
Alecto-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
DoraDAWR-ə (English), DO-rah (Croatian, Serbian)English, Dutch, Spanish, Greek, Croatian, Serbian