on firm ground/footing
idiom
: well supported
He believes that his argument is on firm ground/footing.
Examples of on firm ground/footing in a Sentence
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No, Waggoner answered, back on firm footing and playing along.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Our newsroom is on firm footing these days, thanks to your support.
—cleveland, 1 Jan. 2022
Regardless of what the DeSantis team is saying, legal experts CNN spoke to on Wednesday signaled that Disney is on firm footing.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
His loyal base has rallied behind Mr. Marcos and Ms. Duterte-Carpio, putting them on firm footing to succeed him.
—Feliz Solomon, WSJ, 6 May 2022
Indeed, Wednesday’s curtain-raiser presents the Spurs with an opportunity to get an uncertain season started on firm footing.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Oct. 2021
By then, perhaps, physicists will have solved the mysteries of dark matter; maybe supersymmetry will be on firm footing.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2015
Yet experts say that the financial system appears to be on firm ground and that the volatility in the stock market may reflect news developments rather than a signal of a broader crisis.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
Executives are on firm ground when ESG concerns connect to the long-term health of the enterprise.
—Quartz, 30 Nov. 2022
David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Our newsroom is on firm footing these days, thanks to your support.
—cleveland, 1 Jan. 2022
Regardless of what the DeSantis team is saying, legal experts CNN spoke to on Wednesday signaled that Disney is on firm footing.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
His loyal base has rallied behind Mr. Marcos and Ms. Duterte-Carpio, putting them on firm footing to succeed him.
—Feliz Solomon, WSJ, 6 May 2022
Indeed, Wednesday’s curtain-raiser presents the Spurs with an opportunity to get an uncertain season started on firm footing.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Oct. 2021
By then, perhaps, physicists will have solved the mysteries of dark matter; maybe supersymmetry will be on firm footing.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2015
Yet experts say that the financial system appears to be on firm ground and that the volatility in the stock market may reflect news developments rather than a signal of a broader crisis.
—Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
Executives are on firm ground when ESG concerns connect to the long-term health of the enterprise.
—Quartz, 30 Nov. 2022
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