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get off the ground

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Verb1.get off the ground - get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground"
take off
get going, start, go - begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"


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While the mayor of Corpus Christi is hopeful the route will eventually get off the ground, others aren't so sure.
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It will allow us to get down and get off the ground faster.
Headquarters Marine Corps press release (Oct. 8, 2004): DoD officials ... by Defense AT & L
It could never get off the ground if it had to start in the condition it is in now.
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