lose ground
Speech parts
1. lose ground - Verb
2. lose ground - Phrase
Meaning
lose ground (third-person singular simple present loses ground, present participle losing ground, simple past and past participle lost ground)
(idiomatic) To suffer loss or disadvantage; to experience a setback.
He lost ground in his career due to his illness.
The are losing ground to foreign competitors every year.
Antonym: gain ground
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Campbell et al., The Anglo-Saxons, p. 23. Near the year 550, however, the British began to lose ground once more, and within twenty-five years, it appears that control of almost all of southern England was in the hands of the invaders.
Influence of standard language through state media and education has caused non-standard varieties to lose ground to the literary forms.
It was as a retrace of just some of the overnight moves that saw them lose ground.
And Oliva says he'll fight for any attainable seat, as he hopes to retain as much of his near-supermajority advantage as possible during a year when Republicans are expected to lose ground in Tallahassee under an unpopular president.
Clydebank remain in third, but lose ground on Stewartry and Cambuslang, who both recorded wins.
“Despite increased spending on conservation, we’re continuing to lose ground.”