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get off the ground

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[get off the ground] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make a successful beginning; get a good start; go ahead; make progress.

* /Our plans for a party didn't get off the ground because no one could come./

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	{informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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