feet on the ground

see both feet on the ground.

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Words nearby feet on the ground

feeling, feelings, feen, feet, feet of clay, feet on the ground, feetfirst, feeze, fef, fehling's solution, fei
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Example sentences from the Web for feet on the ground

  • It emphasizes a very practical, feet-on-the-ground focus on the present: a person's past experience cannot be rewritten.

    When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett