keep one's feet on the ground
Meaning: To stay realistic and unaffected by success.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “Despite the awards, she keeps her feet on the ground.”
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: The opposite of having one's head in the clouds. The phrase is common from the 20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- German: auf dem Teppich bleiben — literally: to remain on the carpet
More idioms — Body & Senses
- become second nature — To become so familiar that one does it without thinking.
- start off on the wrong foot — To begin something badly.
- take one's breath away — To astonish someone with beauty or surprise.
- go away empty-handed — To get nothing at all.
- work one's fingers to the bone — To work extremely hard.
- watch one's back — To stay alert to hidden threats.
More English idioms
- be pocket change — To be a trivial amount of money for the person paying.
- be a known quantity — To be someone whose character or ability is already understood.
- take the rap — To accept blame or punishment, often for someone else.
- you can't win them all — Said to console someone after a small failure.
- right on cue — At exactly the right moment.
- you snooze, you lose — If you are slow to act, someone else will take the chance.
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