To lose ground

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to fall behind; to suffer gradual loss or disadvantage.

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attack catch up counterattack countermove determined ground military position offensive onrush onset onslaught position progress recover regress riposte thought To hold up			Come, come," cried D'Artagnan, "we must finish with this," and in his turn he pressed Mordaunt hard, who continued to lose ground, but evidently on purpose and without letting his sword leave the line for a moment. Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context HOWEVER, my attention was suddenly snatched from such matters; our child began to lose ground again, and we had to go to sitting up with her, her case became so serious. A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context			To limber up To line bees To line up To list a stock To listen after To live at rack and manger To live down To live from hand to mouth To live on one's capital To live out To live with To lob a ball To lock into To lodge an information To look a gift horse in the mouth To look about To look about one To look after To look blue To look daggers To look in the face to look on the bright side To look out To loose sails To lose caste To lose ground To lose heart To lose one's bearings To lose one's head To lose one's heart To lose one's life To lose one's mind To lose the bell To lose the fang To lot on To lower the yards a-portoise To luff round To magnify one's self To magnify one's self against To make (a thing) one's business To make a bed To make a book To make a card To make a choice of To make a circuit To make a clean breast To make a dead set To make a face To make a fool of To make a good board To make a lip			To line bees To line up To list a stock To listen after To live at rack and manger To live down To live from hand to mouth To live on one's capital To live out To live with To lob a ball To lock into To lodge an information To look a gift horse in the mouth To look about To look about one To look after To look blue To look daggers To look in the face to look on the bright side To look out To loose sails To lose caste To lose ground To lose heart To lose one's bearings To lose one's head To lose one's heart To lose one's life To lose one's mind To lose the bell To lose the fang To lot on To Love Forever To love ru To lower the yards a-portoise To luff round To magnify one's self To magnify one's self against To make (a thing) one's business To make a bed To make a book To make a card To make a choice of To make a circuit To make a clean breast To make a dead set To make a face

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