Definition of the ground floor

ground floor, the

noun

• the initial phase of an opportunity.

                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  
                                                                                                  
  
  Citation from "Good Cop Bad Dog", Modern Family (TV) , Season 2 Episode 22 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jul 29 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 29 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'floor':
floor	Definitions include: to astound a person.
floordrobe	Definitions include: a "wardrobe" of one's clothes that's laying on the floor.
floor it	Definitions include: to drive a motor vehicle at top speed.
FOCROFLOL	Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, rolling on floor, laughing out loud".
FOTFL	Definitions include: rolling on the floor laughing
LOFL	Definitions include: acronym for "LOLing on [the] floor laughing".
mop the floor with	Definitions include: to defeat.
ROFL	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on floor laughing".
ROFLMAO	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on floor laughing my ass off".
ROFLMFAO	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on [the] floor laughing my fucking ass off".
ROTFL	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on the floor laughing".
ROTFLMAO	Definitions include: "rolling on the floor laughing my ass off".
ROTFLMFAO	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on the floor laughing my fucking ass off".
shout at the floor	Definitions include: to vomit
tore up from the floor up	Definitions include: skanky and or messed up.
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Other terms relating to 'ground':
boots on the ground	Definitions include: soldiers.
get off the ground	Definitions include: to succeed initially.
go to ground	Definitions include: to hide.
ground effects	Definitions include: lighting underneath the body of a car, which shines on the ground.
ground score	Definitions include: Desirable food item found abandoned on the ground.
keep an ear to the ground	Definitions include: to monitor new information or rumors.
keep (one's) ear to the ground	Definitions include: to monitor new information or rumors.
know (one's) *ss from a hole in the ground	Definitions include: to be competent.
laugh at the ground	Definitions include: to vomit.
lose ground	Definitions include: to lose progress.
run into the ground	Definitions include: to cause to fail.
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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