keep feet on ground

keep feet on ground
   A person who keeps their feet on the ground continues to act in a sensible and practical way, even if they become successful.
   

Success hasn't changed him. He has always kept his feet on the ground.


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  • keep feet on the ground — keep (your)/both feet on the ground to not have your character spoilt by becoming famous or successful. Friends say she s kept her feet firmly on the ground fame hasn t changed her …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep one's feet on the ground — See: FEET ON THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep one's feet on the ground — See: FEET ON THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep your feet on the ground — keep (your)/both feet on the ground to not have your character spoilt by becoming famous or successful. Friends say she s kept her feet firmly on the ground fame hasn t changed her …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep both feet on the ground — keep (your)/both feet on the ground to not have your character spoilt by becoming famous or successful. Friends say she s kept her feet firmly on the ground fame hasn t changed her …   New idioms dictionary

  • ground — ground1 [ground] n. [ME grund < OE, ground, bottom, akin to Ger grund, ON grunnr: for IE base see GRIND] 1. a) Obs. the lowest part, base, or bottom of anything b) the bottom of a body of water 2. the surface of the earth, specif. the solid… …   English World dictionary

  • Ground sloth — Ground sloths Temporal range: Oligocene Holocene Harlan s Ground Sloth (Paramylodon harlani), a mylodontid Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • keep your feet on the ground — have/keep/your feet on the ground phrase to keep a sensible and practical attitude to life Despite her sudden wealth and fame, she manages to keep her feet firmly on the ground. Thesaurus: sensible and reasonablesynonym someone who is intelligent …   Useful english dictionary

  • ground — ground1 W1S1 [graund] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(earth)¦ 2¦(area of land)¦ 3¦(reason)¦ 4¦(subject)¦ 5¦(opinion)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7 hold/stand your ground 8 get off the ground 9 gain ground 10 lose ground …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • feet — /fit / (say feet) plural noun 1. plural of foot. –phrase 2. at someone s feet, a. captive; at someone s mercy. b. utterly devoted to someone. 3. carry someone out feet first, Colloquial a. to carry someone out dead …  

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