boots on the ground

Soldiers who are on active duty and physically present during a combat operation. Word from the boots on the ground is that the enemy line is beginning to retreat. We need to get more boots on the ground if we want to win this skirmish.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elizabeta	el-eez-ah-BET-ah (Croatian)	Slovene, Croatian
Curran	['kʌrən]
Modest	-	Russian (Archaic)
Berenice	bər-NEES (English), ber-ə-NEE-see (English), be-re-NEE-che (Italian)	English, Italian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Lenz	LENTS	German
Tanit	-	Near Eastern Mythology