ground

ground
n
1) основание, причина, мотив; тема
2) место; земля

to break new ground — тж перен. поднимать целину

to concede ground on smth — уступать по какому-л. вопросу

to cover much ground — затрагивать много вопросов

to find common ground — находить общие интересы / общий язык

to gain ground — 1) достигать успеха 2) воен. продвигаться

to gain ground on smb — отбирать у кого-л. спорную территорию

to get on the ground — опускаться с небес на землю

to get smth off the ground — успешно положить начало чему-л.; сдвинуть что-л. с мертвой точки

to give ground — терять прежнее положение, идти назад

to give grounds for smth — давать основания для чего-л.

to have good grounds for smth — иметь все основания для чего-л.

to hold / to keep one's ground — стоять на своем

to look for common ground — искать общие интересы / общий язык

to lose ground — 1) терпеть поражение; терять позиции 2) снижается (о ценах); падать (о курсе валюты)

to lose ground to a party — терять голоса избирателей, решивших поддержать другую партию

to maintain one's ground — стоять на своем

to meet smb on neutral ground — встречаться с кем-л. на нейтральной территории

to prepare the ground for smth — подготавливать почву для чего-л.

to refuse smb on grounds of smth — отклонять чью-л. кандидатуру из-за чего-л.

to seek common ground — искать общие интересы / общий язык

to shift one's ground — менять позицию в споре

to stand one's ground — стоять на своем

to yield ground — 1) терпеть поражение; терять позиции 2) снижается (о ценах); падать (о курсе валюты)

- burial ground
- common ground
- debatable ground
- delicate ground
- dumping ground
- firing ground
- forbidden ground
- ground for impeaching the validity of a treaty
- ground for invalidating a treaty
- ground for optimism
- ground for terminating a treaty
- ground for withdrawing from a treaty
- grounds and reasons
- meeting ground
- on compassionate grounds
- on constitutional grounds
- on delicate grounds
- on ethnic grounds
- on health grounds
- on humanitarian grounds
- on legal grounds
- on religious grounds
- on safety and financial grounds
- on security grounds
- on shaky ground
- parade ground
- proving ground
- shaky ground
- social and political grounds
- solid grounds
- sufficient grounds
- testing ground

Politics english-russian dictionary. 2013.

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