prepare the ground

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  • prepare the ground — To ease the way for, facilitate the progress of, something (with for) • • • Main Entry: ↑ground * * * make it easier for something to occur or be developed congress approved a series of measures intended to prepare the ground for the new economic …   Useful english dictionary

  • prepare the ground —    When you prepare the ground, you try to make it easier for a future event or action to happen or be accepted.     The two foreign ministers prepared the ground for negotiations …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • prepare the ground — if you prepare the ground for an activity or a situation, you do something that will help it to happen. The leaders of both countries are preparing the ground for negotiations which may lead to peace. (usually + for) …   New idioms dictionary

  • prepare the ground for something — prepare the ground for (something) to make conditions ready for something to happen in the future. These experiments prepared the ground for the development of sound recording technology. Usage notes: often used in a political context: Even if… …   New idioms dictionary

  • prepare the ground for — (something) to make conditions ready for something to happen in the future. These experiments prepared the ground for the development of sound recording technology. Usage notes: often used in a political context: Even if she is preparing the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • prepare the ground (for something) — prepare the ˈground (for sth) idiom to make it possible or easier for sth to be achieved • The committee will prepare the ground for next month s meeting. • Early experiments with rockets prepared the ground for space travel. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • prepare the ground for something — prepare the way/ground/for something phrase to do things that make it possible or easier for something to happen or for someone to do something Her research prepared the way for later advances in cancer treatment. Thesaurus: to make plans or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • prepare the way for something — prepare the way/ground/for something phrase to do things that make it possible or easier for something to happen or for someone to do something Her research prepared the way for later advances in cancer treatment. Thesaurus: to make plans or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ground — ground1 W1S1 [graund] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(earth)¦ 2¦(area of land)¦ 3¦(reason)¦ 4¦(subject)¦ 5¦(opinion)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7 hold/stand your ground 8 get off the ground 9 gain ground 10 lose ground …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ground — [[t]gra͟ʊnd[/t]] ♦ grounds, grounding, grounded 1) N SING: the N The ground is the surface of the earth. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross legged on the ground... We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground. ● PHRASE Something that is… …   English dictionary

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