idiom
from the ground floor
from the GROWND FLOR
frɒm ðə ɡraʊnd flɔːrListen
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Syllable breakdown
fromthegroundfloor
Dictionary meaning
from the very beginning of a venture, organisation, or opportunity; involved from the earliest stage before the structure or enterprise has grown and developed; the ground floor in a building is the lowest and most fundamental level, and to get in on the ground floor of a business is to join when it is still nascent, typically with the expectation of benefiting from its subsequent growth
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