- have one's feet on the ground
- ► have (or keep) one's feet on the ground be (or remain) practical and sensible.Main Entry: ↑foot
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have one's feet on the ground
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have one's feet on the ground — be practical or sensible The new sales manager really has his feet on the ground. Perhaps they didn t have their feet firm on the ground. Perhaps he was too ready to escape ... into an ambiguous world, ... a world where the conscious mind did not … Idioms and examples
have one's feet on the ground — verb To be a practical person. To be sensible We think we can trust John with this new position as he has his feet on the ground. Ant: have ones head in the clouds … Wiktionary
have (or keep) one's feet on the ground — be (or remain) practical and sensible. → foot … English new terms dictionary
keep one's feet on the ground — See: FEET ON THE GROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
keep one's feet on the ground — See: FEET ON THE GROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's feet firm on the ground — be practical or sensible The new sales manager really has his feet on the ground. Perhaps they didn t have their feet firm on the ground. Perhaps he was too ready to escape ... into an ambiguous world, ... a world where the conscious mind did not … Idioms and examples
have one's feet planted firmly in the ground — See: FEET ON THE GROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's feet planted firmly in the ground — See: FEET ON THE GROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
have\ one's\ feet\ planted\ firmly\ in\ the\ ground — See: feet on the ground … Словарь американских идиом
To bite the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To come to the ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
