give (one's) ground

To yield or submit to someone or something. Troops, we cannot give our ground to the enemy! The committee wants me to approach this project differently, but I refuse to give my ground.See also: give, ground

give ground

1. Lit. to retreat, yielding land or territory. I approached the barking dog, but it wouldn't give ground. 2. Fig. to "retreat" from an idea or assertion that one has made. When I argue with Mary, she never gives ground.See also: give, ground

give ground

Yield to a stronger force, retreat, as in He began to give ground on that point, although he didn't stop arguing entirely. This expression originated in the 1500s, when it alluded to a military force retreating and so giving up territory to the enemy. By the mid-1600s it was being used figuratively. See also: give, ground

give ground

To yield to a more powerful force; retreat.See also: give, ground

单词	give (one's) ground
释义	give (one's) ground give (one's) ground To yield or submit to someone or something. Troops, we cannot give our ground to the enemy! The committee wants me to approach this project differently, but I refuse to give my ground.See also: give, ground give ground 1. Lit. to retreat, yielding land or territory. I approached the barking dog, but it wouldn't give ground. 2. Fig. to "retreat" from an idea or assertion that one has made. When I argue with Mary, she never gives ground.See also: give, ground give ground Yield to a stronger force, retreat, as in He began to give ground on that point, although he didn't stop arguing entirely. This expression originated in the 1500s, when it alluded to a military force retreating and so giving up territory to the enemy. By the mid-1600s it was being used figuratively. See also: give, ground give ground To yield to a more powerful force; retreat.See also: give, ground
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