What is the figurative meaning of Gain ground?
Note
Gain ground means become more accepted or successful. This answer is correct because the expression has a fixed figurative meaning in English. In an SSC idiom question, students should match the whole phrase with its accepted meaning rather than translate each word separately.
- Classroom example: Gain ground can refer to a situation involving become more accepted or successful.
- Story example: A writer may use Gain ground when describing a situation involving become more accepted or successful.
- Exam example: When a sentence contains Gain ground, choose the meaning “become more accepted or successful.”
