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The opposite of a bird's eye view--describes a situation viewed up close or the people in a position to view a situation up close, in detail. Typically used by someone at a level of remove from the situation being discussed. George Bush uses this phrase frequently to describe the situation in Iraq or the troops in Iraq--i.e., to refer to the reality, with which he is only faintly acquainted.
the situation on the ground
the troops on the ground
Far off in Washington or at best confined to the Baghdad Green Zone, the American leadership had only a vague knowledge of the actual situation on the ground, so the extent of sectarian violence caught them by surprise and completely ruined their luftslott dreams of democratizing the Middle East by deposing Saddam.
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1. I can't go, I'm grounded.
2. I'm grounded from the computer.
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The term equivalent of being sober from alcohol, but specifically sober from smoking dope
Guy 1: dude you still feeling stoned?
Guy 2: nah dude, im feeling pretty grounded right now
what your parents do to punish you so that you are as miserable as they are.
parent: my life sucks, let's ground junior, so his life is miserable too.
junior: now, i'm grounded. dang it.
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A fad that goanimators make videos of where Caillou (or whoever) gets their stuff taken away for a ridiculously long time.
Oh, oh, oooooooooo. You are grounded grounded grounded for 12443323443556677888 centuries, go to your room now
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being grounded
"hey man, can you hang out?" "sorry dude, im on the ground until september"
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The act of being cut off by your parents and your technological social life being ruined
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