Idiom
from the ground up
Meaning
From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They built their new house from the ground up.”
“She started her small business from the ground up with very little money.”
“The software engineer decided to rewrite the entire operating system from the ground up to ensure it was secure and efficient.”
Examples
simple
“They built their new house from the ground up.”
contextual
“She started her small business from the ground up with very little money.”
complex
“The software engineer decided to rewrite the entire operating system from the ground up to ensure it was secure and efficient.”
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