Get (something) off the Ground

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🗓️ Idiom: Get (Something) Off the Ground

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💬 Meaning

• To successfully start or launch something, such as a project, business, or campaign.
• It suggests moving from the planning stage to actual execution or operation.

🧠 Example Sentences

• After months of planning, the team finally got the new ad campaign off the ground.
• We’re still trying to get the website redesign off the ground.
• Without enough funding, the startup couldn’t get off the ground.

🏛️ Origin

This idiom originates from flying, where getting a plane “off the ground” refers to a successful takeoff. Over time, it came to describe any initiative or idea that is successfully launched or begun.

📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

We had a great idea for a product, but we struggled to __________ it off the ground.

Answer

get

2. Choose the correct meaning of “get (something) off the ground”:

A) To cancel an idea before starting
B) To successfully begin a project or activity
C) To move something into storage

Answer

B) To successfully begin a project or activity

3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:

“They successfully started the new marketing campaign.” → Change the sentence using: get (something) off the ground

Answer

They got the new marketing campaign off the ground.

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ℹ️ Other Useful Pages

👉 Marketing and Sales Idioms
👉 Business English Idioms List
👉 Student Space
👉 Tutor Toolkit

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