- down-to-earth adj
- Old skydivers never die, they're just more down to earth.
English expressions. 2014.
down-to-earth adj
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down-to-earth — adj practical and direct in a sensible honest way ▪ Fran s a very friendly, down to earth person. ▪ a chef with a very down to earth approach to cooking … Dictionary of contemporary English
down-to-earth — adj. facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory. Opposite of {idealistic}, {unrealistic}, {impractical}, and {pie in the sky}. Syn: hardheaded, hard nosed, practical, pragmatic. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
down-to-earth — down′ to earth′ adj. practical and realistic • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
down-to-earth — [adj] reasonable, practical common, commonsense, easy, hard, hardboiled, hardheaded, matter of fact, mundane, no nonsense, plainspoken, pragmatic, rational, realistic, sane, sensible, sober, unfantastic, unidealistic, unsentimental; concepts… … New thesaurus
down-to-earth — {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. * /The committee s first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more down to earth./ * /Mr. Jenkins never seems to know what is happening around him, but his wife is friendly and down to earth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
down-to-earth — {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. * /The committee s first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more down to earth./ * /Mr. Jenkins never seems to know what is happening around him, but his wife is friendly and down to earth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
down-to-earth — ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that someone is down to earth, you approve of the fact that they concern themselves with practical things and actions, rather than with abstract theories. Gloria is probably the most down to earth person I ve ever … English dictionary
down-to-earth — adj Showing good sense; practical. The committee s first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more down to earth. Mr. Jenkins never seems to know what is happening around him, but his wife is friendly and down to earth. Compare:… … Словарь американских идиом
down-to-earth — also down to earth, as an adj. phrase, attested from 1932 … Etymology dictionary
down-to-earth — /down tooh errth , teuh /, adj. practical and realistic: a down to earth person. [1925 30] Syn. hard headed, sensible, sober, pragmatic. * * * … Universalium
