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break new ground

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break new ground

Fig. to begin to do something that no one else has done; to pioneer [in an enterprise]. Dr. Anderson was breaking new ground in cancer research. They were breaking new ground in consumer electronics.

See also: break, ground, new

break new ground

 

1. to do something that is different to anything that has been done before We're breaking new ground in television comedy. You'll never have seen anything like this before.

2. to discover new information about a subject So are scientists breaking new ground in their quest to discover what causes the disease?

See also: break, ground, new

break new ground

To advance beyond previous achievements: broke new ground in the field of computers.

See also: break, ground, new