Смысл: above-ground

above-ground[ə͵bʌvʹgraʋnd]
a
<Í> 1. 1) наземный
above-ground structure - наземная постройка
above-ground nuclear tests - испытания ядерного оружия на земле и в атмосфере
2) бот. надземный
above-ground organs - надземные органы (растения)
2. живой
he is still above-ground - он ещё не в могиле
3. амер. открытый, прямой; откровенный

have an ear to the ground Идиома

break fresh ground

deal with something in a new way The researchers were able to break fresh ground in their search for a cancer cure.

common ground

shared beliefs or interests There was little common ground between the two sides and the negotiations for the new machinery did not go well.

cover ground

talk about the important facts and details of something The number of questions seemed endless and we were unable to cover much ground during the meeting.

don't know your ass from a hole in the ground

you are ignorant, you are mistaken, mixed up He said one member of the cult was so confused he didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.

ear to the ground

direct one

feet on the ground

an understanding of what can be done, sensible ideas The new manager has his feet on the ground and will probably be able to come up with a sensible solution to our problems.

gain ground

go forward, make progress Our company has been gaining ground in our attempt to be the best in the industry.

get in on the ground floor

be there at the start, be one of the first If I get in on the ground floor at MING'S, I'll advance quickly.

get off the ground

make a successful beginning, go ahead His new business never really got off the ground so he must look for another job.

give ground

move back, retreat, stop opposing someone He refused to give ground on his plans to change the system of office management.

have an/(one's) ear to the ground

To accept for any adumbration of what is accident or will happen. A: "I'm not abiding what's activity to appear with this merger, so I accept an ear to the ground." B: "Please let me apperceive if you apprehend anything." I apperceive Kim has her ear to the arena in case chat gets out about the promotion.Learn more: ear, ground, have

have (or keep) an ear to the ground

be able-bodied abreast about contest and trends. The abstraction abaft this byword is that by putting your ear adjoin the arena you would be able to apprehend abutting footsteps.Learn more: ear, ground, have

keep/have an/your ear (close) to the ˈground

(try to) be abreast about what is or will be happening: Jane keeps her ear appealing abutting to the arena and can usually acquaint you what the affection of the agents is.Learn more: ear, ground, have, keep

ear to the ground, to have/keep an

To be able-bodied informed. The allusion here, one biographer conjectures, is to the canicule of cowboys and Indians, back one actually put one’s ear to the arena in adjustment to apprehend the complete of horses afar away. An Americanism dating from the backward nineteenth century, the appellation was a cliché by the time Stanley Walker poked fun at it (and two others) in The Uncanny Knacks of Mr. Doherty (1941): “He had his ear to the arena and his eye on the brawl while they were sitting on the fence.” Learn more: ear, have, keep

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