ph.

1. His restaurant never got off the ground because he didn't advertise.
因为他没有打广告，所以他的生意一直做不起来。

1. 进行顺利;刚开始：get off on the wrong foot 开始就乱了步骤 | get off the ground 进行顺利;刚开始 | get on the ball 机灵些;敏捷些

2. (指活动、事业等)顺利开始：get off on the wrong foot开始就不顺利;一开始就犯了个错误 | get off the ground (指活动、事业等)顺利开始 | get set准备好开始

3. 有所进展;突破：get in the way 挡道 | get in touch with 与......建立联系 | get off the ground 有所进展;突破

4. 开始;起作用;进行顺利：get nowhere 毫无进展,毫无进步 | get off the ground 开始;起作用;进行顺利 | get off the phone 别占着电话

verb

1. get started or set in motion, used figuratively

e.g. the project took a long time to get off the ground

Synonym: take off