on solid ground
prep_phrase1
Idiomatic Confident or justified regarding a subject or argument.
- He's on solid ground when he's analyzing the pros and cons of convertible debentures.
2
Idiomatic In a safe and secure position.
- Our department is on solid ground if the company starts flirting with the idea of layoffs; some other departments are in shakier positions.
3
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).
- 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."
- Related terms
- eyes on the ground, facts on the ground, grounded, grounding, ground truth, on the ground, footing, foundation, terra firma