build on

Idioms  

1. Also, build upon. Add as an extension; use as a basis or foundation. For example, They decided to build on an addition, or She was building all her hopes on passing the exam. John Locke had this idiom in his treatise on government (1689): “Sovereignty built on ‘property’ . . . comes to nothing.” [Late 1600s]

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Example Sentences

In a statement ahead of the meeting, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said it was "increasingly important that we build on Ukrainian expertise and innovation".

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The team's goal was to build on that idea.

From Science Daily

But Chelsea's trophy success has given them the perfect platform to build on as a crucial few weeks approaches.

From BBC

A police cordon has since been lifted and flowers and a toy animal were left near the Peabody Estate building on Sunday morning.

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England had been through a sticky spell and this performance gives them something real to build on heading into the summer.

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