lose ground
US /luːz ɡraʊnd/
UK /luːz ɡraʊnd/

1.
kehilangan pijakan, kehilangan dukungan, mundur
to become less popular or successful
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The company started to lose ground to its competitors.
Perusahaan mulai kehilangan pijakan dari para pesaingnya.
•
The candidate is losing ground in the polls.
Kandidat tersebut kehilangan dukungan dalam jajak pendapat.