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

Elegant Miami Beach The Hilton Plaza Hotel, opened in December 1967 and would be the last hotel in Miami Beach built from the ground up until the Loews made its debut 31 years later. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

For Andrew, the foundation of that success is built from the ground up — starting with his employees. — Allie Canal, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Each year, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity's Women's Build raises money and brings women volunteers together to construct a home from the ground up. — Monique John, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Worse still, when a new funding source was secured specifically to support area fishing programs, Brown Faces Green Spaces was entirely excluded from the financial allocation, despite having built the framework for those clinics from the ground up. — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 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