Verb
(literally) To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.
They broke ground on the new library last month.
(idiomatic) To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.
The invention breaks ground in its programming and its structure.
(nautical, of an anchor) To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.
(of an aircraft) To separate from the ground on takeoff; to become airborne.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgYou don't break ground by doing the same thing over and over and over. That's like standing in place. You have to risk to gain it all. Corey Taylor
I see myself as attempting to break ground. I definitely am trying to create my own genre here... I'm attempting to tell stories in a very new and entertaining way. Ben Mezrich
During the first quarter of 2021, McWhinney plans to break ground on Building VII, the final building of the Centerra Industrial campus, with delivery slated for the fall, the company said in a press release. Source: Internet
LYNN — Developer Patrick McGrath is planning to break ground on a $23 million, 80-unit condominium project on a Blossom Street site shortly, but his plans for the former Porthole Restaurant have hit a snag. Source: Internet
After years of planning and months of permitting and engineering, the Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center is set to break ground at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at its East Main Street, Route 113 location. Source: Internet
But as a brutal Montana winter looms on the horizon, contractors have yet to break ground on their new house, leaving them to live in a makeshift camp of trailers, tents, and sheds. Source: Internet