Meaning of lose ground | Babel Free

Definitions

To suffer loss or disadvantage; to experience a setback.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“He lost ground in his career due to his illness.”

“They are losing ground to foreign competitors every year.”

“The pre-match mantra from the Scotland camp may have been of it not being a “must win” game but that fooled no-one, Poland’s win in Georgia earlier last night simply crystallised how vital it was for the Scots not to lose any more ground at this stage of an intensely competitive campaign.”

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