Meaning of on the ground | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In an area (location) of interest or active operations, versus outside that area (and especially, far away from it).
2. In the daily life of the general public, or at least in that of some group of people who aren't out-of-touch elites.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, ground.

Examples

“You might feel differently about this policy if you were on the ground in a war zone.”

“Near-synonyms: on the street, in the streets, in reality, in the real world”

“Evidently, senior management has no idea how things get done by those of us on the ground.”

““It’s so obvious that he has no clue as to what is really happening on the ground,” she added.”

“I'm still surprised that I found a hundred-dollar bill just lying on the ground.”

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