lose ground
11lose ground — Those who throw dirt are sure to lose ground …
12lose ground to someone — lose ground to (someone/something) to fail to maintain a share of something compared to others. Good Mexican restaurants are losing ground to less expensive, more informal places that have opened all over the city. Opposite of: gain ground on… …
13lose ground to something — lose ground to (someone/something) to fail to maintain a share of something compared to others. Good Mexican restaurants are losing ground to less expensive, more informal places that have opened all over the city. Opposite of: gain ground on… …
14lose ground (to somebody) — give/lose ˈground (to sb/sth) idiom to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself • They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts. • The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.… …
15lose ground (to something) — give/lose ˈground (to sb/sth) idiom to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself • They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts. • The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.… …
16lose ground — Synonyms and related words: arrest, backpedal, backslide, backwater, be found wanting, brake, check, clip the wings, cock, collapse, come short, curb, decelerate, decline, delay, detain, draw rein, ease off, ease up, fail, fall astern, fall away …
17lose ground — go backward; lose control, lose advantage …
18lose ground — 1. Fall behind. 2. Decline, lose credit …
19lose ground — idi to lose one s advantage; fail to advance …
20lose ground — go backward, become weaker, not improve The government has been losing ground in their fight against inflation …
