phrasal verb · neutral
get off the ground
UK/ɡet ɒf ðə ˈɡraʊnd/US/ɡɛt ɔf ðə ˈɡraʊnd/get·OFF·the·GROUND
task2speaking
to start a project, activity, or organization successfully
Examples
“The charity struggled for months before the scheme finally got off the ground.”
“We need funding to get the project off the ground.”
“Once the app got off the ground, user numbers grew quickly.”
Band 8 sentence
“Without initial investors, even the best idea will struggle to get off the ground.”
Collocations
- get a project off the ground
- get a scheme off the ground
Word family
get off the ground phrasal verb
Common mistakes
get off ground→get off the ground
get on the ground→get off the ground
Say it for a higher band
5start→6launch→7+get off the ground
Synonyms
launch
kick off
Easily confused
launch
“The company decided to launch a new product next quarter.”
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