lose ground

lose ground
1) уступать, идти на уступки; отступать, сдавать свои позиции (тж. give ground) [букв.; воен. отдавать, уступать территорию; отступать, отходить; этим. фр. perdre du terrain]

It was clear that the powers of reaction were steadily losing ground... (L. Strachey, ‘Landmarks in French Literature’, ch. V) — Было ясно, что силы реакции сдавали одну позицию за другой...

It was the Senator who was forced to give ground. ‘Perhaps you're right, Ed. Who knows?’ (G. Vidal, ‘Washington, D. C.’, part III, ch. I) — Уступить позицию пришлось сенатору: "Быть может, вы правы, Эд. Кто знает?"

2) регрессировать; потерять прежнее положение, утратить влияние, преимущества; потерять популярность, доброе имя, престиж; уронить себя в чьих-л. глазах

Lucian now saw that there was a change in Alice, and that he had lost ground with her. (B. Shaw, ‘Cashel Byron's Profession’, ch. XI) — Люсьен понял, что Алиса изменилась и что его акции упали в ее глазах.

If we get run out o'here without a fight, it's losing ground. (J. Steinbeck, ‘In Dubious Battle’, ch. XV) — Если шериф и его молодчики выкинут нас отсюда и мы не дадим боя, наш престиж сильно пошатнется.

She was the last to realize that she was losing ground... (W. Faulkner, ‘These Thirteen’, ‘Dry September’, ch. II) — Минна позже всех поняла, что перестает быть привлекательной...

Our candidate is losing ground in industrial areas. (RHD) — Наш кандидат теряет поддержку в промышленных районах.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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