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
Anand-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali
Brittania-English (Rare)
Lani-Hawaiian
Basant-Indian, Hindi
Ardashir-Persian
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