lose ground

[lose ground] {v. phr.}

1. To go backward; retreat.

* /The soldiers began to lose ground when their leader was killed./

Compare: GIVE GROUND.

2. To become weaker; get worse; not improve.

* /The sick man began to lose ground when his cough grew worse./

* /When the Democrats are in power, the Republicans lose ground./

Contrast: GAIN GROUND.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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