from the ground up

phrase

1

: entirely new or afresh

The car has been redesigned from the ground up.

2

: from the very beginning : thoroughly

built the resort from the ground up

Examples of from the ground up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Homeowners need separate insurance to cover physical damage caused by a flood, defined as water entering a home from the ground up. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Translating the existing screenshots word for word would have been the fast path, but the team instead brought in a local culture expert to help rethink the visuals from the ground up, not just the language layered on top of them. — Gilad Bechar, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The companies say the work will build on Youngquist’s commercial drilling experience rather than developing an entirely new drilling approach from the ground up. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

For Armbrister, turning that extra income into a sustainable business meant learning how to build one from the ground up. — Scott Withers, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for from the ground up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup