down-to-earth

[ doun-too-urth, -tuh- ]

/ ˈdaʊn tuˈɜrθ, -tə- /

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adjective

practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.

Origin of down-to-earth

First recorded in 1925–30

SYNONYMS FOR down-to-earth

hardheaded, sensible, sober, pragmatic.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR down-to-earth ON THESAURUS.COM

Words nearby down-to-earth

down the tubes, downthrow, downtick, downtime, down to, down-to-earth, down to size, down to the ground, down to the wire, downtown, downtrend

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Example sentences from the Web for down-to-earth

(laughter) LAGARDE: And we will have provided real sort of down-to-earth practical value.
Transcript: Thomas Friedman Interviews Hillary Clinton and Christine Lagarde||April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a down-to-earth tone, Xi talked about the “great renewal of the Chinese nation,” but mentioned socialism only once.
Xi Jinping and the Princelings Take Power in China|Melinda Liu|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Even though he earns up to six figures for certain shows, Skrillex remains one of the more humble, down-to-earth artists in music.
Skrillex Invades L.A. to Headline HARD Summer Festival|Marlow Stern|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In person, the down-to-earth Marchildon says she saw enough of modeling to be philosophical.
Dutch ‘Next Top Model’ Fired for Being Too Fat?|Nadette De Visser|February 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I felt betrayed by James—that the affable and down-to-earth person I had done the book with was a fraud.
The Vindication of LeBron James|Buzz Bissinger|June 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Did his down-to-earth touch account for Updraft's surprising audience appeal?
The Mind Digger|Winston Marks
Hilliard, the dynamic, down-to-earth leader had taken his place.
The Year When Stardust Fell|Raymond F. Jones
It was a down-to-earth hot dog with no mystery, no eerieness about it, for which he was grateful.
The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for down-to-earth

down-to-earth

adjective

sensible; practical; realistic

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with down-to-earth

down to earth

Back to reality. For example, It's time the employees were brought down to earth concerning the budget. P.G. Wodehouse had this idiom in Very Good, Jeeves! (1930): “I had for some little time been living . . . in another world. I now came down to earth with a bang.” [Late 1920s]

Also, down-to-earth. Realistic or interested in everyday occurrences, as in She is a very down-to-earth person, not at all involved with the glamour of Hollywood. [1930s]

单词	down-to-earth
释义	down-to-earth [ doun-too-urth, -tuh- ] / ˈdaʊn tuˈɜrθ, -tə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR down-to-earth ON THESAURUS.COM adjective practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person. Origin of down-to-earth First recorded in 1925–30 SYNONYMS FOR down-to-earth hardheaded, sensible, sober, pragmatic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR down-to-earth ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby down-to-earth down the tubes, downthrow, downtick, downtime, down to, down-to-earth, down to size, down to the ground, down to the wire, downtown, downtrend Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for down-to-earth (laughter) LAGARDE: And we will have provided real sort of down-to-earth practical value. Transcript: Thomas Friedman Interviews Hillary Clinton and Christine Lagarde\|\|April 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In a down-to-earth tone, Xi talked about the “great renewal of the Chinese nation,” but mentioned socialism only once. Xi Jinping and the Princelings Take Power in China\|Melinda Liu\|November 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Even though he earns up to six figures for certain shows, Skrillex remains one of the more humble, down-to-earth artists in music. Skrillex Invades L.A. to Headline HARD Summer Festival\|Marlow Stern\|August 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In person, the down-to-earth Marchildon says she saw enough of modeling to be philosophical. Dutch ‘Next Top Model’ Fired for Being Too Fat?\|Nadette De Visser\|February 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST I felt betrayed by James—that the affable and down-to-earth person I had done the book with was a fraud. The Vindication of LeBron James\|Buzz Bissinger\|June 1, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Did his down-to-earth touch account for Updraft's surprising audience appeal? The Mind Digger\|Winston Marks Hilliard, the dynamic, down-to-earth leader had taken his place. The Year When Stardust Fell\|Raymond F. Jones It was a down-to-earth hot dog with no mystery, no eerieness about it, for which he was grateful. The Blue Ghost Mystery\|Harold Leland Goodwin British Dictionary definitions for down-to-earth down-to-earth adjective sensible; practical; realistic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with down-to-earth down to earth 1 Back to reality. For example, It's time the employees were brought down to earth concerning the budget. P.G. Wodehouse had this idiom in Very Good, Jeeves! (1930): “I had for some little time been living . . . in another world. I now came down to earth with a bang.” [Late 1920s] 2 Also, down-to-earth. Realistic or interested in everyday occurrences, as in She is a very down-to-earth person, not at all involved with the glamour of Hollywood. [1930s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to down-to-earth sensible, hardheaded, pragmatic, no-nonsense, realistic, sober, plainspoken, common, easy, hard, matter-of-fact, mundane, rational, sane, commonsense, hardboiled, unfantastic, unidealistic, unsentimental
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down-to-earth

adjective

Origin of down-to-earth

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British Dictionary definitions for down-to-earth

adjective

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Words related to down-to-earth