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
Abishaiə-BISH-ie (English)Biblical
Gavrel-Yiddish
Nkechi-Western African, Igbo
Felicianus-Late Roman
CillaSIL-lah (Swedish), SI-lah (Dutch)Swedish, Dutch
IzaÄK-Dutch