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stand one's ground

[stand one's ground] also [hold one's ground] {v. phr.} 1. To stay and fight instead of running away. * /The enemy attacked in great numbers but our men stood their […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cover ground

[cover ground] or [cover the ground] {v. phr.} 1. To go a distance; travel. * /Mr. Rogers likes to travel in planes, because they cover ground so quickly./ 2. {informal} […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lose ground

[lose ground] {v. phr.} 1. To go backward; retreat. * /The soldiers began to lose ground when their leader was killed./ Compare: [GIVE GROUND]. 2. To become weaker; get worse; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

give ground

[give ground] {v. phr.} To go backward under attack; move back; retreat. * /After fighting for a while the troops slowly began to give ground./ * /Although they were outnumbered […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Malcolm Crowley, age 80, quoted in Richard Restak's The Mind

Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down.