make ground

cannot make it

Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.

common ground

A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common.

doctors make the worst patients

It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.

ear to the ground

The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.

enough to make a cat laugh

Very outlandish or outrageous.

enough to make the angels weep

Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

eyes on the ground

One or more observers in an area of interest.

facts on the ground

The situation in reality as opposed to in the abstract.