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give ground 1. Lit. to retreat, yielding land or territory. I approached the barking dog, but it wouldn't give ground. 2. Fig. to "retreat" from an idea or assertion that one has made. When I argue with Mary, she never gives ground. give ground to change your opinions or your demands in a discussion or argument so that it becomes easier to make an agreement The dispute is set to continue for some time as neither side seems willing to give ground. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Keep your faces therefore towards the Trojans, but give ground backwards, for we dare not fight with gods. He now ran rapidly in almost to the spear's point, only to jump away, run a few steps to one side and again attempt to make an entrance, the while he slashed and hewed at the spear with such violence that it was with difficulty the girl maintained her guard, and all the time was forced to give ground step by step. It came upon him nearer now, quite as one of those expanding fantastic images projected by the magic lantern of childhood; for the stranger, whoever he might be, evil, odious, blatant, vulgar, had advanced as for aggression, and he knew himself give ground. |
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