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from the ground up
Idioms and Phrases
From the very beginning; also, completely, thoroughly. For example, We've had to learn a new system from the ground up , or The company changed all of the forms from the ground up . This expression alludes to the construction of a house, which begins with the foundation.Example Sentences
It’s to galvanize from the ground up—to put pressure on the powerful, and to forge a pathway for the public to collectively say “no” to this devastating regime.
"Normally, if you were building a 100,000-seater stadium from the ground up, in an area that needs to be regenerated, it's a 10-year project. But if we get going with the government then I think it's a five-year project, not a 10-year project," said Ratcliffe.
Details of this league are unclear, with White declaring in some interviews they will rebuild boxing from the ground up and have their own world titles, while in others saying the league would focus on young talent.
In three-and-a-half hours and for less than $10 million, Corbet reconstructs post-war America from the ground up, proving his sweeping artistic vision to be just as impressive as László Tóth’s.
“I wasn’t seeing a lot of places that really designed something that put all three of those on equal footing from the ground up.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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