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'''to [[break]] [[ground]]''' |
'''to [[break]] [[ground]]''' |
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# {{literal}} To [[begin]] [[digging]] in the [[earth]] at the [[start]] of a [[new]] [[construction]]. |
# {{literal}} To [[begin]] [[digging]] in the [[earth]] at the [[start]] of a [[new]] [[construction]], or, originally, for cultivation. |
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#:''They '''broke ground''' on the new library last month.'' |
#:''They '''broke ground''' on the new library last month.'' |
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# {{idiom}} To [[initiate]] a new [[venture]], or to [[advance]] [[beyond]] [[previous]] [[achievement]]s. |
# {{idiom}} To [[initiate]] a new [[venture]], or to [[advance]] [[beyond]] [[previous]] [[achievement]]s. |
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Revision as of 21:23, 28 February 2008
English
Verb
- Template:literal 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.
- Template:idiom To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.
- The invention breaks ground in its programming and its structure.
- Template:nautical To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.