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lose ground to

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lose ground to somebody/something

to fail to maintain a share of something compared to others Good Mexican restaurants are losing ground to less expensive, more informal places that have opened all over the city.

Opposite of: gain ground on somebody/something

Etymology: based on the military meaning of lose ground (to move back and allow an enemy to get control of an area)

See also: ground, lose