English

Verb

lose ground

1. (idiomatic) To suffer loss or disadvantage; to experience a setback.

   He lost ground in his career due to his illness.

   The are losing ground to foreign competitors every year.

   • 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman:

     The pre-match mantra from the Scotland camp may have been of it not being a “must win” game but that fooled no-one, Poland’s win in Georgia earlier last night simply crystallised how vital it was for the Scots not to lose any more ground at this stage of an intensely competitive campaign.

Antonyms

• gain ground

See also

• give ground