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cover more ground
travel farther or deal with more
To cover more ground means to travel farther or complete more work, discussion, or study in a period of time.
Hear it in real life
Shall we discuss the last two points today?
Yes, then we can cover more ground tomorrow.
We covered more ground by hiring bikes instead of walking everywhere.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We covered more grounds on foot.
Say: We covered more ground on foot.
In this expression, “ground” is uncountable, so it does not take the plural ending.
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How it fits in a sentence.
cover more ground; cover a lot of ground
Your turn: say it out loud
We covered more ground by hiring bikes instead of walking everywhere.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
cover more ground
travel farther or deal with more
“We covered more ground by hiring bikes instead of walking everywhere.”
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