Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
break ground — US ► PROPERTY to start building a new building, or to start being built: break ground on sth »The company recently broke ground on its new manufacturing facility in Virginia Beach, VA. »The new medical center is expected to break ground in May.… … Financial and business terms
break ground — If you break ground, or break new ground, you make progress, taking things into a new area or going further than anyone has gone before. Ground breaking is used an adjective … The small dictionary of idiomes
break ground — break (new) ground to do something that has never been done before. Movie makers have broken ground in this film with their use of computer generated special effects. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of break ground (= to dig up land so… … New idioms dictionary
break ground — index initiate, originate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break ground — phrasal 1. : to dig open the earth often in excavating for new construction breaking ground for the new arsenal 2. : to make new discoveries or introduce new procedures or material : pioneer this report breaks new ground in the study of human… … Useful english dictionary
break ground — If you break ground, or break new ground, you make progress, taking things into a new area or going further than anyone has gone before. Ground breaking is used an adjective. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Break ground — If you break ground, or break new ground, you make progress, taking things into a new area or going further than anyone has gone before. Ground breaking is used an adjective … Dictionary of English idioms
break ground — {v. phr.} To begin a construction project by digging for the foundation; especially, to turn the formal first spadeful of dirt. * /City officials and industrial leaders were there as the company broke ground for its new building./ See: BREAK NEW… … Dictionary of American idioms
break\ ground — v. phr. To begin a construction project by digging for the foundation; especially, to turn the formal first spadeful of dirt. City officials and industrial leaders were there as the company broke ground for its new building. See: break new ground … Словарь американских идиом
break ground — phrasal 1. to begin construction 2. (or break new ground) to make or show discoveries ; pioneer … New Collegiate Dictionary
