Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: break ground

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break ground Nov 2nd 2012, 15:49 + break land +quote ← Older revision Revision as of 15:49, 2 November 2012 Line 1: Line 1:   ==English==   ==English==   +   + ===Alternative forms===   + *[[break land]]       ===Verb===   ===Verb=== Line 6: Line 9:   # {{literally}} To [[begin]] [[digging]] in the [[earth]] at the [[start]] of a [[new]] [[construction]], or, originally, for cultivation.   # {{literally}} To [[begin]] [[digging]] in the [[earth]] at the [[start]] of a [[new]] [[construction]], or, originally, for cultivation.   #: ''They '''broke ground''' on the new library last month.''   #: ''They '''broke ground''' on the new library last month.''   + #*'''1913''', [[w:Willa Cather|Willa Cather]], ''[[s:O Pioneers!|O Pioneers!]]'', [[s:O Pioneers!/The Wild Land, II|chapter 2]]   + #*:Try to '''break a little more land''' every year; sod corn is good for fodder. Keep turning the land, and always put up more hay than you need.   # {{idiomatic}} To [[initiate]] a new [[venture]], or to [[advance]] [[beyond]] [[previous]] [[achievement]]s.   # {{idiomatic}} To [[initiate]] a new [[venture]], or to [[advance]] [[beyond]] [[previous]] [[achievement]]s.   #: ''The invention '''breaks ground''' in its programming and its structure.''   #: ''The invention '''breaks ground''' in its programming and its structure.''

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