How to pronounce “boots on the ground”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (military, metonymic) The ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict, rather than troops not engaged or other military action such as air strikes.
• (by extension) Personnel operating in an area of interest.
• (informal, figurative) The state or condition of being physically present at a place of interest in order to ascertain the current situation.
• Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boots,‎ on,‎ ground.

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