off the ground



off the ground

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Conleth-Irish
Tijn-Dutch
Giampierojahm-PYE-roItalian
Sunniva-Norwegian
RochRAWKH (Polish)French, Polish
Jingyi-Chinese