GIVE GROUND Definition & Meaning

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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.

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Unable to deliver legislation on their own because of a razor-thin majority and the refusal of those on the right to give ground, House Republicans had no choice but to break with their fringe members and join with Democrats if they wanted to accomplish much of anything, including bolstering Ukraine in its war against Russia.

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The Chinese statements on his meetings in Beijing this week didn’t appear to give ground on the issues that divide the EU and China.

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If the SFA didn't give ground, then what significant inroads were made in the hours it took to reach a resolution?

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Did the SFA give ground on some of the points raised?

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The 24-year-old Mbappé is locked in a contract standoff and neither side seems prepared to give ground.

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