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BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND

(to be) realistic and practical
BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND
1. They’re getting married very suddenly. They say they have both feet on the ground and that they have given it serious thought, but I have my doubts.
2. You’re leaving school before you graduate? I don’t think you know what you’re doing. Are you sure you have both feet on the ground?

Synonym: down-to-earth. Antonym: head in the clouds.


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