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词汇 boots-on-the-ground
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boots on the ground


idiom
soldiers, police, etc. who are physically present somewhere in a military or police operation:
He said thatUS military policy relied too much on technology and air power and too little on boots on the ground.
He believes having more boots on the ground will help in the department's crime-fighting efforts.
people who are physically present in a place doing the work to achieve something:
"You simply have to have the boots on the ground, the people in place, to manage the fisheries," he said.
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