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  • 61cut the ground from under — {v. phr.} {informal} To make (someone) fail; upset the plans of; spoil the argument for (a person) in advance. * /Paul wanted to he captain but we cut the ground from under him by saying that Henry was the best player on the team./ * /Several… …

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  • 62ear to the ground — {n. phr.}, {informal} Attention directed to the way things are going, or seem likely to go, or to the way people feel and think. * /The city manager kept an ear to the ground for a while before deciding to raise the city employees pay./ *… …

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  • 63get in on the ground floor — {v. phr.} To be one of the first members or employees to participate in the growth of a firm, educational institution, etc. * /Elliott got in on the ground floor and made a fortune at the company./ * /Mr. Smith who joined the new college as an… …

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  • 64ear to the ground — {n. phr.}, {informal} Attention directed to the way things are going, or seem likely to go, or to the way people feel and think. * /The city manager kept an ear to the ground for a while before deciding to raise the city employees pay./ *… …

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  • 65get in on the ground floor — {v. phr.} To be one of the first members or employees to participate in the growth of a firm, educational institution, etc. * /Elliott got in on the ground floor and made a fortune at the company./ * /Mr. Smith who joined the new college as an… …

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  • 66run into the ground — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To do or use (something) more than is wanted or needed. * /It s all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don t run it into the ground./ 2. To win over or defeat (someone) completely. * /We lost the game today,… …

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  • 67run into the ground — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To do or use (something) more than is wanted or needed. * /It s all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don t run it into the ground./ 2. To win over or defeat (someone) completely. * /We lost the game today,… …

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  • 68Up from the Ground — infobox music festival music festival name = Up from the Ground location = Gemünden am Main/Steinwiesen, Germany years active= 2000 present dates = August genre = Extreme metal website= [http://www.uftg.de/ www.uftg.de] Up from the Ground is an… …

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  • 69Up, Down and Touch the Ground — is a song from the 1966 musical film featurette Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree . The song was also subsequently incorporated into the 1977 musical film, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh which is an amalgamation of the three previous… …

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  • 70From the Ground Up with Debbie Travis — airs on Global and TVtropolis. It was made during 2005, and aired spring 2006. eason 1Based in Oakville, Ontario, Debbie Travis bought a house and tore it down. The plan is with her 12 protegés, they must turn the skeleton of the new mansion into …

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