down to earth

Meaning: Practical and rational; unpretentious.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Nature

Origin: The expression suggests one has one's feet firmly planted on solid ground rather than having unrealistic ideas or flighty behavior.

More idioms — Nature

• fair-weather friend — A person who is loyal in good times but not when times are difficult.
• field day — A wild and uncontrolled time; a time of especially pleasant or exciting action.
• get one's second wind — To get a second burst of energy.
• give someone a snow job — To give someone a description of something or someone that is unrealistically attractive…
• heavyweight — A person who is important and influential; a leader in a particular field.
• hold water — To be credible or sound; to stand up to scrutiny; to make sense.

More English idioms

• in hot water — In trouble.
• kill two birds with one stone — To accomplish two objectives with one action.
• leave no stone unturned — To search everywhere.
• make a mountain out of a molehill — To exaggerate the importance of something; to react more strongly to a situation than is…
• move heaven and earth — To try very hard to do something.
• put something on ice — To put something (an excess of some item) in reserve for later use.

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