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Traducción & Definición
to gain ground: ganar terreno
Our company is rapidly gaining ground on the competition in the field of technology development. Nuestra empresa está ganándole terreno velozmente a la competencia en el área de desarrollo tecnológico.
During the race, I turned around and noticed that Bob was gaining ground on me. Durante la carrera me volví y noté que Bob me estaba ganando terreno.
to lose ground: perder terreno
Ejercicio 1
Philip says that Delavigne has "nowhere to go but up". Which of the following idioms expresses the same idea as Philip's phrase?
Philip says that Delavigne has "nowhere to go but up". Which of the following idioms expresses the same idea as Philip's phrase?
If a business "goes public", it starts to offer stocks or shares for sale to the general public. This is unrelated to the expression "the sky is the limit".
This is the best choice here. These two idioms ("the sky is the limit" and "nowhere to go but up") both express the same idea: the potential for positive development is very great.
To "lose ground" is often used as a business idiom. However, it expresses the idea that one company is behind another, or several others, and is progressively falling behind. This might indicate that the company needs to "make up" or "catch up" distance or sales etc. This is not what Philip is saying.
An airplane which is about to crash is said to be taking a "nosedive". Figuratively, if we talk about profits or stocks taking a "nosedive", it means that they are about to crash or fall suddenly.
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