On+the+ground

  • 61Prince Hat under the Ground — (Swedish: Prins Hatt under jorden ) is the Swedish version of an old Scandinavian fairy tale. The Norwegian version is called East of the Sun and West of the Moon . It was collected in Småland or Blekinge by Gunnar Olof Hyltén Cavallius and… …

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  • 62feet on the ground — {n. phr.} An understanding of what can be done; sensible ideas. Used with a possessive. * /John has his feet on the ground; he knows he cannot learn everything at once./ * /Ted dreams of sudden riches, but Henry keeps his feet on the ground and… …

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  • 63feet on the ground — {n. phr.} An understanding of what can be done; sensible ideas. Used with a possessive. * /John has his feet on the ground; he knows he cannot learn everything at once./ * /Ted dreams of sudden riches, but Henry keeps his feet on the ground and… …

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  • 64To bite the ground — Bite Bite (b[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Bit} (b[i^]t); p. p. {Bitten} (b[i^]t t n), {Bit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Biting}.] [OE. biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D. bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG. b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita, Dan.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 65To run into the ground — Run Run, v. t. 1. To cause to run (in the various senses of {Run}, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block. [1913 Webster] 2. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation. [1913 Webster] To… …

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  • 66Close to the Ground (Angel novel) — Infobox Book | name = Close to the Ground title orig = translator = image caption = 1st edition cover author = Jeff Mariotte cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Angel subject = genre = Horror novel publisher =… …

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  • 67Up From The Ground — Die Bühne beim Up From The Ground 2007 Das Up From The Ground war ein von 2000 bis 2007 jährlich stattfindendes Metal Freiluft Festival in Gemünden am Main. Zwar gab es schon mehrere Hallenveranstaltungen unter diesem Namen, doch offiziell… …

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  • 68cut the ground from under — {v. phr.} {informal} To make (someone) fail; upset the plans of; spoil the argument for (a person) in advance. * /Paul wanted to he captain but we cut the ground from under him by saying that Henry was the best player on the team./ * /Several… …

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  • 69cut the ground from under — {v. phr.} {informal} To make (someone) fail; upset the plans of; spoil the argument for (a person) in advance. * /Paul wanted to he captain but we cut the ground from under him by saying that Henry was the best player on the team./ * /Several… …

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  • 70ear to the ground — {n. phr.}, {informal} Attention directed to the way things are going, or seem likely to go, or to the way people feel and think. * /The city manager kept an ear to the ground for a while before deciding to raise the city employees pay./ *… …

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