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Ahava_yin Posted 22 years ago
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Get off the ground

--Weren't you trying to get us all together for a picnic this weekend?
--It never really got off the ground.

Hi,

I'm not sure how to understan "got off the ground" here. Does it mean "I haven't really started working on it." Thank you for your attention.Emotion: smile
  

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Hi, I've found the meaning for this one in the Idiom Dictionary. get off the ground: if a new plan, business, or organization gets off the ground, it starts to operate successfully Thanks anyway!

— Ahava_yin

  • Hi, I've found the meaning for this one in the Idiom Dictionary.
  • get off the ground: if a new plan, business, or organization gets off the ground, it starts to operate successfully Thanks anyway!
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Hi,

I've found the meaning for this one in the Idiom Dictionary.

get off the ground: if a new plan, business, or organization gets off the ground, it starts to operate successfully

Thanks anyway!
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It means that they may have started organising it, but gave up, nothing happened in the end. Perhaps they couldn't get enough guests to make it worthwhile, perhaps they weren't sure of the weather, perhaps they ran out of enthusiasm...
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