Shift (one's) ground American slang verb phrase
To change one's mind or point of view.
He suddenly shifted his ground and agreed with me after looking through my plan.
Are you struggling with a mathematical problem? Shifting your ground and starting to take step by step from the beginning.
Tom holds firm beliefs. He won't shift his ground at all.
To become better
Try to avoid to change something because doing something else could make things worse
State something in a very strong, clear and effective way
As a person's power increases, his or her sense of morality lessens.
To see, think about or consider someone or something in a subjective or pessimistic way, usually because of bad previous experiences or preconceived notions
The verb "shift" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Rich and poor people.
The government has made a great effort to narrow the gap between the haves and have nots.