| 词汇 | boots on the ground |
| 词源 | boots on the ground. The number of soldiers in an army or part of an army in a combat zone: “As soon as the troops come over we’ll have 100,000 boots on the ground.” A U.S. term, pos- sibly dating back a half century or so. |
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