put facts on the ground

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To quietly or incrementally change the de facto situation in one's favor in order to win a legal dispute. especially,idiomatic
    — And while people are dithering, the cloning research in the private biotech industries will put facts on the ground that will be difficult to challenge. Only a moratorium can test the good faith of those who say they want regulation.

词形变化

puts facts on the ground present,singular,third-person putting facts on the ground participle,present put facts on the ground participle,past put facts on the ground past

词源

Used by early leaders of the Zionist movement to refer to staking a claim to disputed land in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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