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Gray olive 661 Posted 5 years ago
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Sentence Explanation

Please explain the sentence below:

"we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained."


I can not understand what it means.

  

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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.

  • 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.
  • An army is said to gain ground when it advances.
  • It occupies more territory.
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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.

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