DOWN-TO-EARTH Definition & Meaning

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down-to-earth

[doun-too-urth, -tuh-]

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adjective

practical and realistic.
a down-to-earth person.
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down-to-earth

adjective

sensible; practical; realistic

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of down-to-earth¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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Idioms and Phrases

Back to reality. For example, It's time the employees were brought down to earth concerning the budget . P.G. Wodehouse had this idiom in Very Good, Jeeves! (1930): “I had for some little time been living . . . in another world. I now came down to earth with a bang.” [Late 1920s]

Also, down-to-earth . Realistic or interested in everyday occurrences, as in She is a very down-to-earth person, not at all involved with the glamour of Hollywood . [1930s]

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Although Piastri is by nature a down-to-earth personality, who lets nothing apparently ruffle his sang-froid, he may have been thinking of this when he summed up his feelings on his third place.

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I found Prince Harry to be down-to-earth, softly spoken and easy to talk to.

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It typified an anthemic style of song but their unpretentious and down-to-earth approach earned loyal followings on both sides of the Atlantic.

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“He’s a very down-to-earth, humble guy, and he really just wants to work,” Perry said.

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But with his mass in Tacloban - along with his informal, down-to-earth manner and calls for justice - Pope Francis won particular affection among the Philippine's 80 million Catholics.

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