off the ground

Under way, as if in flight: Because of legal difficulties, the construction project never got off the ground.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jeb	JEB	English
Aniketos	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Tenzing	-	Tibetan
Burchard	BOOR-kahrt (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Hammer	['hæmə]
Kendra	KEN-drə	English