lose ground

Verb

 * 1)  To suffer loss or disadvantage; to experience a setback.
 * He lost ground in his career due to his illness.
 * They are losing ground to foreign competitors every year.

Translations

 * Dutch: terrein verliezen
 * Finnish: menettää jalansijaa
 * French: ,
 * German: an Boden verlieren
 * Greek: χάνω έδαφος
 * Italian: perdere terreno
 * Polish: tracić przewagę, stracić przewagę