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back to earth

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back to earth

Regaining a realistic view of or attitude about something. Those newlyweds think that marriage is utterly blissful, but they'll come back to earth soon enough.

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back to earth

returning to a more usual condition I was excited to get the job, but I came back to earth pretty quickly when I realized that I would have to move.

Usage notes: used with verbs like bring, come, and drop

See also: back, earth