to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself :
They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts.
The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.
to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself :
They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts.
The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005