on solid ground
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, solid, ground: not on top of anything that is likely to give way or disintegrate (e.g., loose soil, shaky structures, water, an ice road, clouds).
Example Sentences
- "He's on solid ground when he's analyzing the pros and cons of convertible debentures."
- "Our department is on solid ground if the company starts flirting with the idea of layoffs; some other departments are in shakier positions."
- "Mr and Mrs Liu got caught in the flood that ripped through their low-lying neighborhood. "We're just thanking God that we're back on solid ground," Mr Liu told this reporter. "We were clinging to a log at one point.""