"on the ground" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2023 July 15, Brooks Barnes, quoting Fran Drescher, “In Hollywood, the Strikes Are Just Part of the Problem”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "“It’s so obvious that he has no clue as to what is really happening on the ground,” she added.",
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        "Directly in an area of interest or active operations; in the field."
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        {
          "_dis1": "19 81",
          "word": "eyes on the ground"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "19 81",
          "word": "facts on the ground"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "19 81",
          "word": "feet on the ground"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "19 81",
          "word": "boots on the ground"
        }
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, ground."
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          "on",
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          "the",
          "the#English"
        ],
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          "ground",
          "ground#English"
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      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "19 81",
          "word": "ground truth"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "20 80",
          "word": "on the spot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "20 80",
          "word": "in situ"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "on the ground"
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      "word": "eyes on the ground"
    },
    {
      "word": "facts on the ground"
    },
    {
      "word": "feet on the ground"
    },
    {
      "word": "boots on the ground"
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        "Directly in an area of interest or active operations; in the field."
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    {
      "word": "on the spot"
    },
    {
      "word": "in situ"
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  "word": "on the ground"
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