EXPRESSIONS WITH BOOT(S): BOOTS ON THE GROUND
13 / 12 / 2019
Idioms/Expressions
EXPRESSIONS WITH BOOT(S): BOOTS ON THE GROUND: meaning and examples
Happy Friday, everyone!
Today is the last day of our Expressions-with-BOOTS theme.
Today's expression is: BOOTS ON THE GROUND.
Definition: Soldiers who are physically at a place where there is military activity.
Example 1: We need more boots on the ground.
Example 2: How many boots are on the ground?
We also use this in a non-military sense to talk about workers and people who can complete a project.
Example 3: You two will be our "boots on the ground" in South America. You will help us open an office there.
Example 4: We need a team to be our "boots on the ground" in the USA. We want to start franchises there.
That's it for this week. As always, thank you for reading and have a wonderful weekend!
