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on familiar ground

on familiar ground prepositional phrase: in a familiar situation.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In a familiar situation

Questions about on familiar ground

What does on familiar ground mean?
On familiar ground means in a familiar situation.
What part of speech is on familiar ground?
On familiar ground is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on familiar ground in the dictionary

  1. on equal footing
  2. on equal terms
  3. on eternal patrol
  4. on everybody's lips
  5. on everyone's lips
  6. on familiar ground
  7. on file
  8. on film
  9. on fire
  10. on firecall
  11. on first-name basis

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