Please explain the sentence below:
"we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained."
I can not understand what it means.
gray olive 661 we stand to completely lose We risk completely losing gray olive 661 the hard-earned ground we have gained. the benefits we have obtained through hard work. It is a military reference.
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gray olive 661we stand to completely lose
We risk completely losing
gray olive 661the hard-earned ground we have gained.
the benefits we have obtained through hard work.
It is a military reference. An army is said to gain ground when it advances. It occupies more territory.