Something your parents do after proving them wrong in an aurgument. This can also occur if you point out that your parents often do the same thing they are mad at you for doing.
Parent "I told you to clean you room before you left the house" Child "Didn't you just go shopping and isn't your bed not made?" Parent "Your grounded"
by Anthony D j October 12, 2005
The opposite of a bird's eye view--describes a situation viewed up close or the people in a position to view a situation up close, in detail. Typically used by someone at a level of remove from the situation being discussed. George Bush uses this phrase frequently to describe the situation in Iraq or the troops in Iraq--i.e., to refer to the reality, with which he is only faintly acquainted.
the situation on the ground
the troops on the ground
Far off in Washington or at best confined to the Baghdad Green Zone, the American leadership had only a vague knowledge of the actual situation on the ground, so the extent of sectarian violence caught them by surprise and completely ruined their luftslott dreams of democratizing the Middle East by deposing Saddam.
the troops on the ground
Far off in Washington or at best confined to the Baghdad Green Zone, the American leadership had only a vague knowledge of the actual situation on the ground, so the extent of sectarian violence caught them by surprise and completely ruined their luftslott dreams of democratizing the Middle East by deposing Saddam.
by Beer Stooge January 03, 2007
by GuyMontag September 24, 2004
by JoshTheRealEmcee January 03, 2019
parent: my life sucks, let's ground junior, so his life is miserable too.
junior: now, i'm grounded. dang it.
junior: now, i'm grounded. dang it.
by boyfriendsavior January 15, 2011
A fad that goanimators make videos of where Caillou (or whoever) gets their stuff taken away for a ridiculously long time.
Oh, oh, oooooooooo. You are grounded grounded grounded for 12443323443556677888 centuries, go to your room now
by Nailed it lol December 19, 2019
by KillerXY01 August 07, 2011