off the ground

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pearce	[piəs]
Helmfrid	-	Ancient Germanic
Steren	-	Cornish
Babajide	-	Western African, Yoruba
Tanya	TAHN-yə (English), TAN-yə (English)	Russian, English
Erasmos	-	Ancient Greek