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 have things too much its own way.(L.P.Hartley)
Idioms and examples. 2014.
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
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 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
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
To fall 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
To take 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
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The Elm in English literature — The Elm in English literature, listed by author or poet, in alphabetical order:Browning, Robert Oh, to be in England *Oh, to be in England *Now that April s there, *And whoever wakes in England *Sees, some morning, unaware, *That the lowest… … Wikipedia
