down to the ground
Thoroughly, completely, as in This new job suits him down to the ground. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]
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Words nearby down to the ground
downtick, downtime, down to, down-to-earth, down to size, down to the ground, down to the wire, downtown, downtrend, downtrodden, downturn
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How are we to get the down-to-the-ground work of the land done without the aid of such?
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