feet on the ground



your feet on the ground

a realistic understanding of your own ideas, actions, and decisions It is hard to keep your feet on the ground when you suddenly become famous.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form both feet on the ground: She's a woman with both feet on the ground, who knows what's what.
See also: feet, ground, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Willeminavil-lə-MEE-nah, wil-lə-MEE-nahDutch
ThaddeusTHAD-ee-əs (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Zan-Chinese
Taner-Turkish
Fields[fi:ldz]
Vasa-Macedonian