Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context literally English) To begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation. 2 (context idiomatic English) By extension, to initiate a new venture, especially something never before attempted.
Usage examples of "break new ground".
But I like to do a little farming, too, And it's mighty hard to break new ground.
He felt comfortable enough within its hallowed pages to break new ground and try new things.
Sometimes it's difficult to break new ground without getting dirt in somebody's eye.
They stay a short while just to break new ground--it's our frontier background that sets the pace.
To achieve this success, Ingram and his associates did not break new ground in management theory but, rather, borrowed time-tested ideas from other large industries and applied them to the hamburger business.
Later, when we've settled, we'll break new ground and diversify the crops.
The same burning drive, the same restless urge to break new ground, to push the edges of the envelope.