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off the ground en · ADP

Meanings

1. Having gotten a good start; having reached a level of stability or self-sufficiency.
   • We tried to start a company, but we couldn't seem to get it off the ground.
   • Once a business gets off the ground, a different management style may become appropriate.
   • The remodeling project is finally off the ground.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see off, the, ground.
   • It was Brianna’s Oldsmobile, and it had been backed into the side of the abandoned house with enough force that the rear bumper was caught on the foundation. The back tyres were actually lifted off the ground. 2026 July 16, Nicholas Muhoro, “Inside the 2004 Brianna Maitland Case: One of Vermont’s Most Haunting Mysteries”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2026:

Deriveds

get off the ground