feet on the ground
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"You get up in morning and you put your feet on the ground and that's another day."
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
"They deserve it but we need to keep our feet on the ground and make it even more historic."
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Other guys haven’t gotten visits in years but still find reasons to wake up, to put both feet on the ground, and, oddly enough, even to smile.
From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025
Then it just became this natural thing to say, ‘Well, what if I kind of slow walk my way through this musical history now that I’ve got my feet on the ground?’
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
Simon pulled at his collar and scuffed his feet on the ground once more.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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