stand one's ground

[ground] See: [BREAK GROUND], [COMMON GROUND], [COVER GROUND] or [COVER THE GROUND], [CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER], [EAR TO THE GROUND], [FEET ON THE GROUND], [GAIN GROUND], [GET OFF THE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

give ground

[give ground] {v. phr.} To go backward under attack; move back; retreat. * /After fighting for a while the troops slowly began to give ground./ * /Although they were outnumbered […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

gain ground

[gain ground] {v. phr.} 1. To go forward; move ahead. * /The soldiers fought hard and began to gain ground./ 2. To become stronger; make progress; improve. * /The sick […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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по-барабану

[по-барабану] {adv. phr.} {informal} {colloquial} {slang} {used by youth} [po-bara`banu] Not caring abt. smt. * […]

in order to

[in order to] or [so as to] {conj.} For the purpose of; to. - Used with an infinitive. * /In order to follow the buffalo, […]

nervous prostration

[nervous prostration] {n.} An illness of the mind that makes you feel very tired, worried, and bored, and that often causes […]

Yiddish curse

Leeches should drink him dry.