feet on the ground

English

Noun

feet on the ground pl (plural only)

(usually with have or with) Used to indicate behavior or manner characteristic of a sensible and practical person.
We think we can trust John with this new position as he has his feet on the ground.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see feet,‎ on,‎ ground.

Antonyms

head in the clouds

Related terms

Translations

translations for "have one's feet on the ground"

Chinese:
Mandarin: 脚踏实地 (zh) (jiǎotàshídì)
Dutch: met beide voeten op de grond blijven
Finnish: pitää jalat maassa
French: avoir les pieds sur terre (fr)
German: fest auf der Erde stehen, auf eigenen Füßen stehen
Icelandic: hafa jarðsamband
Italian: piedi per terra
Polish: no equivalent term in Polish, but see stąpać twardo po ziemi impf
Portuguese: pés na terra
Russian: твёрдо стоя́ть на нога́х (tvjórdo stojátʹ na nogáx)
Swedish: ha fötterna på jorden

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