Pick up ground
Hi,
"We were playing better, but the fact we picked up ground helps you feel better.”
I have a sense of what ‘pick up ground’ means in this sentence, but I’m not a hundred percent sure.
Could you clear it up for me?
Thank you.
Top answer
That is a baseball manager talking to a reporter off the cuff. It is amazing it makes as much sense as it does. His team "picked up ground", which is not a standard expression, when they achieved a win-lose record that brought them closer to parity with their rival team.
- That is a baseball manager talking to a reporter off the cuff.
- It is amazing it makes as much sense as it does.
- His team "picked up ground", which is not a standard expression, when they achieved a win-lose record that brought them closer to parity with their rival team.
- They figuratively moved closer.
- Similar expressions that are standard include "closed the gap" and "made up ground".
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That is a baseball manager talking to a reporter off the cuff. It is amazing it makes as much sense as it does. His team "picked up ground", which is not a standard expression, when they achieved a win-lose record that brought them closer to parity with their rival team. They figuratively moved closer. Similar expressions that are standard include "closed the gap" and "made up ground". The man
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That's a good question - I hadn't heard the expression before. In the UK, it is used by sports teams to talk of improvement in their performance. 'Next Saturday is our chance to pick up ground'. It means that they have a chance to do better
Dave
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